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Bachelor's-16% vs national median1,167 grads tracked

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Ranked 202nd of 251 bachelor's programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,211
middle 50%: $26,710 – $48,385
Median · 5 years out
$48,933
middle 50%: $37,516 – $59,439
Median · 10 years out
$53,243
middle 50%: $41,720 – $66,896

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Students in this protective services major earn a median of $37k in their first year. Salaries increase to $49k at the five-year mark and $53k after a decade.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
8.7 yrs
≈ $9,903 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Louisiana at Monroe
$49,796 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$49,709 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$49,150 · 5 yrs out
Charleston Southern University
$49,131 · 5 yrs out
Virginia State University
$48,998 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Missouri State University
$48,948 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Fayette, The Eberly Campus
$48,908 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$48,831 · 5 yrs out
Fayetteville State University
$48,777 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Western State University
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - South Bend
$48,196 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$48,059 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$78,316 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$72,799 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$68,291 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Master's)
$68,045 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$67,293 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$64,280 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$63,522 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$60,927 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's)
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's)
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$56,276 · 5 yrs out

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