Associate-15% vs national median585 grads tracked
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at McLennan Community College
Ranked 279th of 359 associate programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,808
middle 50%: $25,168 – $46,811
Median · 5 years out
$45,451
middle 50%: $33,960 – $60,358
Median · 10 years out
$52,330
middle 50%: $35,083 – $69,346
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 associate graduates earn $35k in their first year. Median pay reaches $52k after a decade.
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
9.3 yrs
≈ $10,780 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$45,903 · 5 yrs out
Clinton Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Belmont College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$45,609 · 5 yrs out
Hawaii Community College
$45,582 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College
$45,551 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$45,413 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$45,365 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - South Bend
$45,260 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Texas Junior College
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
Cayuga Community College
$45,105 · 5 yrs out
Clackamas Community College
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
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$57,758 · 5 yrs out
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$57,619 · 5 yrs out
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