Master's+14% vs national median342 grads tracked
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Ranked 21st of 91 master's programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$70,337
middle 50%: $51,118 – $97,241
Median · 5 years out
$82,614
middle 50%: $62,075 – $110,890
Median · 10 years out
$94,170
middle 50%: $73,321 – $117,867
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
This master's program in Homeland Security offers a $70k median starting salary. By year ten, medians hit $94k.
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
4.7 yrs
≈ $4,938 total interest
Same major at other universities
Westfield State University
$94,989 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$91,636 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$86,568 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$84,259 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$80,419 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$80,235 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$79,507 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$78,899 · 5 yrs out
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