Homeland Security
4,043 students earn a homeland security credential each year across 196 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $48,676
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $63,715
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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 101 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia516$62,3401 year out$75,928$19,5522Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona217$68,5031 year out$79,207$28,7873University at AlbanyAlbany, New York191$38,4721 year out—$23,2504George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia139$90,9561 year out—$21,7415Waldorf UniversityForest City, Iowa107$66,4461 year out—$23,4376Utica UniversityUtica, New York76$57,2151 year out$65,308$27,8467Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, Florida70$48,6761 year out$71,085$20,5008American InterContinental University SystemChandler, Arizona70—1 year out——9Post UniversityWaterbury, Connecticut66$53,7721 year out—$23,62510Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, Tennessee65$78,2751 year out$70,497$31,91911University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire62$51,2001 year out—$23,25012Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, Alabama57$62,3131 year out—$32,68313Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida55—1 year out——14National UniversitySan Diego, California54$63,9631 year out$61,254$23,45015Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky47$38,3071 year out$61,629$28,34316New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey44$39,6241 year out$56,988$14,56217University of North TexasDenton, Texas43$44,9691 year out$68,149$17,29318University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska40$42,0581 year out—$21,46519Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey38$43,0021 year out——20University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida37—1 year out——21Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas34—1 year out——22West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas34—1 year out——23SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, New York33$48,7531 year out$56,929$24,61724University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska32—1 year out—$22,72225Excelsior UniversityAlbany, New York27—1 year out——26Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, North Carolina26$40,2941 year out$58,498$23,50027University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut25—1 year out——28Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, Alabama24—1 year out——29Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, New Jersey24—1 year out——30Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, Indiana22—1 year out——31Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania22$31,6851 year out—$26,00032University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri21—1 year out$46,768—33Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska19—1 year out$73,896—34Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas18$43,0901 year out$53,210$25,35535Idaho State UniversityPocatello, Idaho18—1 year out——36Metropolitan College of New YorkNew York, New York18—1 year out——37Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina18—1 year out——38Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, Florida18$48,6761 year out$71,085$20,50039Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island17—1 year out——40North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota16$42,8021 year out—$27,00041Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, Oklahoma16—1 year out——42Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, Missouri15$42,2661 year out$63,715$25,12543Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas14—1 year out——44Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan14—1 year out$81,891$21,50045Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado13—1 year out——46Barry UniversityMiami, Florida11—1 year out——47DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, Pennsylvania11—1 year out——48Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, Pennsylvania11—1 year out——49Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas10—1 year out——50University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio10—1 year out——51Roberts Wesleyan UniversityRochester, New York9$27,3871 year out—$27,00052Anderson UniversityAnderson, South Carolina9—1 year out——53Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas9—1 year out$48,134—54Mercer UniversityMacon, Georgia8—1 year out——55Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada8—1 year out——56New England CollegeHenniker, New Hampshire8—1 year out——57Columbia CollegeColumbia, South Carolina8$67,3381 year out—$27,85558National American University-Rapid CityRapid City, South Dakota8—1 year out——59Georgia Military CollegeMilledgeville, Georgia8—1 year out——60Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida7$54,8371 year out$56,521$49,98161University of New Hampshire at ManchesterManchester, New Hampshire7$51,2001 year out—$23,25062Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington7—1 year out——63Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——64Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton, Colorado6—1 year out——65Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, Florida6—1 year out$59,876—66Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, Ohio6—1 year out$39,094—67Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, Oklahoma6—1 year out——68Herzing University-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin6—1 year out——69Everglades UniversityBoca Raton, Florida6—1 year out——70George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia5—1 year out——71Paul Smiths College of Arts and SciencePaul Smiths, New York5—1 year out——72Husson UniversityBangor, Maine5—1 year out——73Drury University-College of Continuing Professional StudiesSpringfield, Missouri5—1 year out——74Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, Iowa4—1 year out——75Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri4—1 year out——76Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York4—1 year out——77Lee UniversityCleveland, Tennessee4—1 year out——78Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana4—1 year out——79Adelphi UniversityGarden City, New York3—1 year out——80Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——81Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, Texas3—1 year out——82Athens State UniversityAthens, Alabama2—1 year out——83Herzing University-AtlantaAtlanta, Georgia2—1 year out——84Anna Maria CollegePaxton, Massachusetts2—1 year out——85Rivier UniversityNashua, New Hampshire2—1 year out——86Texas Southern UniversityHouston, Texas2—1 year out——87Marian UniversityFond Du Lac, Wisconsin2—1 year out——88University of Management and TechnologyArlington, Virginia2—1 year out——89Bethel UniversityMishawaka, Indiana1—1 year out——90Kansas Wesleyan UniversitySalina, Kansas1—1 year out——91Madonna UniversityLivonia, Michigan1—1 year out——92Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri1—1 year out——93Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, New York1—1 year out——94Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, Ohio1—1 year out——95The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, Tennessee1—1 year out——96Herzing University-New OrleansMetairie, Louisiana1—1 year out——97Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended EducationKirkland, Washington1—1 year out——98Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional StudiesFort Wayne, Indiana1—1 year out——99University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona—$34,1031 year out$60,515$20,312100Capella UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota0—1 year out$79,917—
Associate programs — 70 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia49—1 year out—$13,1252Middlesex CollegeEdison, New Jersey22—1 year out——3New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, New Mexico21—1 year out——4Arizona Western CollegeYuma, Arizona19—1 year out——5Waldorf UniversityForest City, Iowa16—1 year out——6American InterContinental University SystemChandler, Arizona16—1 year out——7Georgia Military CollegeMilledgeville, Georgia14—1 year out——8Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida13—1 year out—$29,7509Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas12—1 year out——10Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, Michigan10$42,6631 year out$62,370$21,87511Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, North Carolina10—1 year out——12Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, North Carolina10—1 year out——13Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, California8—1 year out——14Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City, New Jersey8—1 year out——15Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina8—1 year out——16Trident Technical CollegeCharleston, South Carolina8—1 year out——17Idaho State UniversityPocatello, Idaho7—1 year out——18El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas7—1 year out——19Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York6—1 year out——20Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas6—1 year out——21Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida5—1 year out——22St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida5—1 year out——23Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft, New Jersey5—1 year out——24SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton, New York5—1 year out——25Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, North Carolina5—1 year out——26Turtle Mountain CollegeBelcourt, North Dakota5—1 year out——27ICPR Junior CollegeManati, Puerto Rico5—1 year out——28Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California4—1 year out——29Erie Community CollegeBuffalo, New York4—1 year out——30Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, North Carolina4—1 year out——31Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, North Carolina4—1 year out——32McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, North Carolina4—1 year out——33Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——34Laredo CollegeLaredo, Texas4—1 year out——35University of Management and TechnologyArlington, Virginia4—1 year out——36College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois3—1 year out——37Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, New York3—1 year out——38Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, North Carolina3—1 year out——39Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, North Carolina3—1 year out——40Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, North Carolina3—1 year out——41Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusGurabo, Puerto Rico3—1 year out——42Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, Colorado2—1 year out——43William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois2—1 year out——44Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland2—1 year out——45Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota2—1 year out——46Passaic County Community CollegePaterson, New Jersey2—1 year out——47Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown, New York2—1 year out——48Jefferson Community CollegeWatertown, New York2—1 year out——49Rockland Community CollegeSuffern, New York2—1 year out——50Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, North Carolina2—1 year out——51Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, Ohio2—1 year out——52Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington2—1 year out——53Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, Alabama2—1 year out——54Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas1—1 year out——55Citrus CollegeGlendora, California1—1 year out——56De Anza CollegeCupertino, California1—1 year out——57Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California1—1 year out——58Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida1—1 year out——59Lanier Technical CollegeGainesville, Georgia1—1 year out——60Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu, Hawaii1—1 year out——61College of Southern MarylandLa Plata, Maryland1—1 year out——62Gaston CollegeDallas, North Carolina1—1 year out——63Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, North Carolina1—1 year out——64Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, North Carolina1—1 year out——65Rose State CollegeMidwest City, Oklahoma1—1 year out——66Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——67Highline CollegeDes Moines, Washington1—1 year out——68Olympic CollegeBremerton, Washington1—1 year out——69Cascadia CollegeBothell, Washington1—1 year out——70Drury University-College of Continuing Professional StudiesSpringfield, Missouri1—1 year out——
Certificate programs — 79 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa227$54,2091 year out—$22,8692Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas65—1 year out——3Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico46—1 year out——4University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri30—1 year out——5Laredo CollegeLaredo, Texas29—1 year out——6American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia29—1 year out——7Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida28—1 year out——8Park UniversityParkville, Missouri26—1 year out——9Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas21—1 year out——10College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois17—1 year out——11Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona15$38,1401 year out—$20,84312Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado15—1 year out——13Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida15—1 year out——14Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky15—1 year out——15Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona13—1 year out——16William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois11—1 year out——17Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina11—1 year out——18Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, North Carolina11—1 year out——19Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, California10—1 year out——20Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey10—1 year out——21McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, North Carolina10—1 year out——22Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, Ohio10—1 year out——23Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, Oklahoma10—1 year out——24University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania10—1 year out——25St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida9—1 year out——26Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona9$38,1401 year out—$20,84327Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia9—1 year out——28Idaho State UniversityPocatello, Idaho8—1 year out——29University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska8—1 year out——30Lake Technical CollegeEustis, Florida7—1 year out——31Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana7—1 year out——32Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland6—1 year out——33Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, North Carolina6—1 year out——34Turtle Mountain CollegeBelcourt, North Dakota6—1 year out——35Oakland Community CollegeAuburn Hills, Michigan5—1 year out——36Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, North Carolina5—1 year out——37Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, North Carolina5—1 year out——38Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas5—1 year out——39Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona4—1 year out——40Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, Alabama4—1 year out——41Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California3—1 year out——42Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut3—1 year out——43Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri3—1 year out——44Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, North Carolina3—1 year out——45Olympic CollegeBremerton, Washington3—1 year out——46Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona2—1 year out——47De Anza CollegeCupertino, California2—1 year out——48Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, Colorado2—1 year out——49Lanier Technical CollegeGainesville, Georgia2—1 year out——50Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, Indiana2—1 year out——51Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky2—1 year out——52Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer, New York2—1 year out——53Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, North Carolina2—1 year out——54Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, North Carolina2—1 year out——55Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——56Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——57Lander UniversityGreenwood, South Carolina2—1 year out——58National American University-Rapid CityRapid City, South Dakota2—1 year out——59Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, Washington2—1 year out——60Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington2—1 year out——61Citrus CollegeGlendora, California1—1 year out——62Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California1—1 year out——63Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida1—1 year out——64South Florida State CollegeAvon Park, Florida1—1 year out——65Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois1—1 year out——66Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky1—1 year out——67Dean CollegeFranklin, Massachusetts1—1 year out——68Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri1—1 year out——69Salish Kootenai CollegePablo, Montana1—1 year out——70Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York1—1 year out——71Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio1—1 year out——72Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, Ohio1—1 year out——73East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——74Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona1—1 year out——75University of Management and TechnologyArlington, Virginia1—1 year out——76Cascadia CollegeBothell, Washington1—1 year out——77ICPR Junior CollegeManati, Puerto Rico1—1 year out——78Husson UniversityBangor, Maine1$46,2811 year out——79University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii——1 year out$46,309—
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).