Associate-6% vs national median201 grads tracked
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at Angelina College
Ranked 198th of 359 associate programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,473
middle 50%: $24,788 – $49,931
Median · 5 years out
$50,477
middle 50%: $37,012 – $66,358
Median · 10 years out
$52,093
middle 50%: $39,425 – $65,534
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 Law Enforcement graduates earn a median of $34k initially. Five-year earnings reach $50k.
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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,117 total interest
Same major at other universities
Kishwaukee College
$51,028 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$51,024 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$50,975 · 5 yrs out
Western Dakota Technical College
$50,940 · 5 yrs out
Ulster County Community College
$50,881 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$50,566 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Bend College
$50,381 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$50,339 · 5 yrs out
Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton Rouge
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson Community College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Asnuntuck Community College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$50,227 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Angelina College
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$81,470 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$72,805 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$67,160 · 5 yrs out
Science, Technology and Society (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$62,983 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$61,644 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$59,555 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$59,253 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$58,040 · 5 yrs out