Master's+53% vs national median375 grads tracked
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at University of Houston - Downtown
Ranked 7th of 91 master's programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$93,221
middle 50%: $63,666 – $133,840
Median · 5 years out
$111,627
middle 50%: $77,901 – $145,252
Median · 10 years out
$114,157
middle 50%: $74,301 – $158,313
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 a median $93k in year one. Ten-year median earnings reach $114k.
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
3.4 yrs
≈ $3,602 total interest
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$129,123 · 5 yrs out
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$121,352 · 5 yrs out
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$120,704 · 5 yrs out
Penn State World Campus
$116,180 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$113,161 · 5 yrs out
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$103,966 · 5 yrs out
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$100,394 · 5 yrs out
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$100,284 · 5 yrs out
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$97,530 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$97,417 · 5 yrs out
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