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Homeland Security.

CIP Code: 43.03 • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 43.0301 - 43.0399.

Colleges Offering
129
Avg. Median Earnings
$69,948
Highest Earnings
$79,079
Highest Earnings
Graduates from Bethel University earn the highest median salary at $79,079
Career Paths & Salaries
Common careers for graduates with this degree, including national median salaries from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023)

Managers, All Other

SOC Code: 11-9199

$141,900

median salary

Hourly Wage

$68.22/hr

Total Jobs

622,190

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

SOC Code: 33-1012

$106,040

median salary

Hourly Wage

$50.98/hr

Total Jobs

154,610

Emergency Management Directors

SOC Code: 11-9161

$93,330

median salary

Hourly Wage

$44.87/hr

Total Jobs

13,500

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other

SOC Code: 25-1199

$77,640

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

149,840

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC Code: 25-1111

$76,590

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

13,150

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other

SOC Code: 33-1099

$76,400

median salary

Hourly Wage

$36.73/hr

Total Jobs

20,690

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

SOC Code: 33-1091

$55,940

median salary

Hourly Wage

$26.90/hr

Total Jobs

81,480

Special Forces

SOC Code: 55-3018

N/A

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

N/A

Special Forces Officers

SOC Code: 55-1017

N/A

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

N/A

Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2023)

What Homeland Security. graduates actually earn
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Colleges Offering Homeland Security.
Showing 1-25 of 129 colleges

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Graduates/Year

2

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

American InterContinental University System

Chandler, AZ

Graduates/Year

59

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

$66,606

American Public University System

Charles Town, WV

Graduates/Year

516

Median Earnings

$77,122

1-Year Earnings

$62,340

Anderson University

Anderson, SC

Graduates/Year

8

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Graduates/Year

15

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Arizona State University Digital Immersion

Scottsdale, AZ

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Arkansas State University

Jonesboro, AR

Graduates/Year

10

Median Earnings

$58,242

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Graduates/Year

13

Median Earnings

$53,142

1-Year Earnings

$54,466

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Graduates/Year

2

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Athens State University

Athens, AL

Graduates/Year

2

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Averett University

Danville, VA

Graduates/Year

1

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Barry University

Miami, FL

Graduates/Year

15

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Graduates/Year

15

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

$68,571

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

Graduates/Year

45

Median Earnings

$79,079

1-Year Earnings

$68,233

Bethel University

Mishawaka, IN

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology

Delray Beach, FL

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Graduates/Year

20

Median Earnings

$62,695

1-Year Earnings

$54,789

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

$76,446

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Capitol Technology University

Laurel, MD

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Columbia College

Columbia, SC

Graduates/Year

8

Median Earnings

$71,888

1-Year Earnings

$67,338

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Graduates/Year

81

Median Earnings

$73,703

1-Year Earnings

$68,183

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, MN

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

Graduates/Year

10

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

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