Associate-22% vs national median361 grads tracked
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at Piedmont Technical College
Ranked 326th of 359 associate programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,807
middle 50%: $25,175 – $41,234
Median · 5 years out
$41,750
middle 50%: $32,043 – $51,620
Median · 10 years out
$45,751
middle 50%: $35,173 – $56,170
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 a median of $34k in their first year. Salaries grow to $42k after five years and $46k by year ten.
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
10.3 yrs
≈ $11,808 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$42,467 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$42,371 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$42,146 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Lancaster
$42,092 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University - Potomac State College
$42,006 · 5 yrs out
Central Wyoming College
$41,887 · 5 yrs out
Northern Oklahoma College
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$41,630 · 5 yrs out
Paul D. Camp Community College
$41,544 · 5 yrs out
Seminole State College
$41,501 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
$41,401 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$41,382 · 5 yrs out
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