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Bachelor's+18% vs national median16,066 grads tracked

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Ranked 25th of 251 bachelor's programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$45,960
middle 50%: $31,256 – $65,807
Median · 5 years out
$68,457
middle 50%: $49,331 – $92,971
Median · 10 years out
$91,180
middle 50%: $63,076 – $133,966

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

CUNY John Jay College graduates in protective services earn $46k initially. Salaries reach $68k after five years and $91k after ten years.

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
6.2 yrs
≈ $7,127 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$71,349 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$70,483 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$69,850 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$69,484 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$69,306 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University
$68,053 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$67,394 · 5 yrs out
Columbia College
$67,317 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$67,138 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$67,121 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University - Saint Paul
$67,000 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Master's)
$89,278 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Bachelor's)
$82,048 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$80,419 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$77,647 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$77,647 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Security Science and Technology (Bachelor's)
$73,878 · 5 yrs out
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$72,487 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration (Bachelor's)
$70,237 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Bachelor's)
$70,237 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$68,957 · 5 yrs out

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