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Associate+26% vs national median748 grads tracked

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at SUNY Westchester Community College

Ranked 32nd of 359 associate programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,308
middle 50%: $25,189 – $54,585
Median · 5 years out
$67,323
middle 50%: $44,549 – $94,549
Median · 10 years out
$108,520
middle 50%: $69,767 – $143,108

Salary trajectory

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

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

Homeland Security and Protective Services associates at SUNY Westchester earn a median of $36k starting out. Median salary reaches $109k 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
6.6 yrs
≈ $8,047 total interest

Same major at other universities

Mount Wachusett Community College
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Aurora
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$68,430 · 5 yrs out
East Central College
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University at Eunice
$67,520 · 5 yrs out
North Shore Community College
$67,226 · 5 yrs out
Normandale Community College
$66,751 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota North College
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$65,819 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$65,534 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY Westchester Community College

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$118,928 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$118,179 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$103,593 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$96,947 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$94,723 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$80,792 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$80,792 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Certificate)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,672 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Certificate)
$72,448 · 5 yrs out

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