Master's-23% vs national median186 grads tracked
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at University of Toledo
Ranked 78th of 91 master's programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,660
middle 50%: $30,241 – $57,514
Median · 5 years out
$56,106
middle 50%: $41,174 – $72,766
Median · 10 years out
$69,418
middle 50%: $50,402 – $87,508
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Master's degree graduates in homeland security earn $41k in year one. Median salaries reach $69k 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?
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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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,543 total interest
Same major at other universities
Appalachian State University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Charleston Southern University
$59,452 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$59,187 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$58,476 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern State University
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$56,272 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$56,069 · 5 yrs out
Georgia College & State University
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Missouri State University
$55,817 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M International University
$55,817 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Central University
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
Southern University at New Orleans
$55,512 · 5 yrs out
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$157,153 · 5 yrs out
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