Associate+6% vs national median635 grads tracked
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at Lakeland Community College
Ranked 119th of 359 associate programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,870
middle 50%: $25,749 – $62,664
Median · 5 years out
$56,588
middle 50%: $40,661 – $87,214
Median · 10 years out
$78,170
middle 50%: $51,071 – $104,823
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 graduates earn $38k in their first year. Median pay reaches $78k by the tenth year.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,772 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$57,010 · 5 yrs out
Vermilion Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$56,676 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$56,668 · 5 yrs out
Manchester Community College
$56,601 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$56,595 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$56,516 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$56,500 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$56,406 · 5 yrs out
Cedar Valley College
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$56,086 · 5 yrs out
Roxbury Community College
$55,817 · 5 yrs out
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$111,405 · 5 yrs out
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$105,977 · 5 yrs out
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$97,356 · 5 yrs out
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$92,930 · 5 yrs out
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$92,787 · 5 yrs out
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$89,880 · 5 yrs out
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$79,974 · 5 yrs out
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$78,415 · 5 yrs out
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$74,301 · 5 yrs out
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$68,363 · 5 yrs out
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