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Bachelor's-3% vs national median458 grads tracked

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at Texas Woman's University

Ranked 113th of 251 bachelor's programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,460
middle 50%: $30,566 – $54,376
Median · 5 years out
$56,647
middle 50%: $42,315 – $72,106
Median · 10 years out
$67,850
middle 50%: $52,636 – $85,213

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Texas Woman's University graduates in Homeland Security earn a median of $40k in their first year. Salary levels increase to $57k after five years and $68k after ten years.

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
≈ $8,527 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Akron (The)
$57,185 · 5 yrs out
University of Bridgeport
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Harrisburg
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$56,854 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$56,768 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$56,648 · 5 yrs out
University of Northwestern- St Paul
$56,642 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$56,529 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$56,495 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Berks
$56,473 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$56,425 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$56,331 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Texas Woman's University

Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$124,426 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$103,669 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$99,913 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Doctorate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$98,022 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$96,415 · 5 yrs out
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctorate)
$96,415 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$91,645 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Doctorate)
$85,473 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$84,781 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$83,358 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Doctorate)
$82,185 · 5 yrs out

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