Security Science and Technology
5,657 students earn a security science and technology credential each year across 317 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
- $39,956
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $55,315
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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 165 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York176$38,7891 year out$63,061$19,5002University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma134$38,7101 year out$56,046$23,3503CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York118$44,0921 year out$65,413$14,4754University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut102$40,8891 year out$63,184$27,0005Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia101—1 year out——6Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida86$28,1731 year out$49,340$19,0467West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia85$44,2551 year out$55,315$24,3248University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland73$47,4961 year out$74,828$29,2009Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont69$70,5861 year out$89,716$29,08010Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico69$12,5171 year out$23,392$5,75011Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania63$52,8871 year out$74,400$25,80012University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin62$38,0131 year out$50,211$24,78013American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia60$49,6221 year out$52,779$32,29414Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York58$31,7501 year out—$27,00015Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, Alabama56$27,9261 year out—$24,25016University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi55—1 year out$40,317—17National UniversitySan Diego, California54—1 year out——18Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida53$37,2311 year out$45,897$37,15119Hilbert CollegeHamburg, New York52$32,3741 year out$49,900$27,00020Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida51—1 year out——21Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia50$37,5011 year out$58,080$26,00022Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott, Arizona48$55,2591 year out—$19,50023Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida45$58,2491 year out—$20,69324Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania43$49,7821 year out$66,934$27,00025Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah40—1 year out——26Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington39$37,5571 year out—$20,75027Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona38$37,4811 year out$62,726$27,00028University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska37$29,2311 year out$58,664$26,90829San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California36—1 year out——30Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, Pennsylvania36$69,8721 year out$88,795$27,00031George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia36$42,1001 year out—$25,74732Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas35$38,7921 year out$64,108—33University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida32—1 year out——34Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana29$44,7181 year out$55,794$27,00035Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia29—1 year out——36Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois28$51,2021 year out——37Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico27$11,9731 year out$25,773$7,75038Glenville State UniversityGlenville, West Virginia26$38,2371 year out$46,509$29,75039Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, Puerto Rico26$23,5781 year out$23,659$6,32540University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaCarolina, Puerto Rico26—1 year out——41Tiffin UniversityTiffin, Ohio25$38,9941 year out—$27,00042Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee25$39,9561 year out——43ECPI UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia25—1 year out——44University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota24—1 year out——45Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania24$46,0791 year out—$35,00046St. Mary's UniversitySan Antonio, Texas24—1 year out——47Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho22—1 year out——48The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas22$23,4951 year out$63,300$25,43249University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California21—1 year out——50Lewis UniversityRomeoville, Illinois21—1 year out——51SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, New York21—1 year out——52University of CharlestonCharleston, West Virginia20—1 year out——53Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina19—1 year out——54University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama18—1 year out——55Chaminade University of HonoluluHonolulu, Hawaii18—1 year out——56Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, Maryland18—1 year out——57Mercyhurst UniversityErie, Pennsylvania18—1 year out$51,321—58University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio17—1 year out——59Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, Ohio17—1 year out——60Hampton UniversityHampton, Virginia17—1 year out——61The University of TampaTampa, Florida16—1 year out——62Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts16$32,3261 year out$50,357$29,11363Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island16—1 year out—$25,00064Savannah State UniversitySavannah, Georgia15—1 year out——65Washburn UniversityTopeka, Kansas15$39,2521 year out—$21,63866Anna Maria CollegePaxton, Massachusetts15—1 year out——67Madonna UniversityLivonia, Michigan15—1 year out——68Saint Edward's UniversityAustin, Texas15—1 year out——69Lynn UniversityBoca Raton, Florida14—1 year out——70University of BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland14—1 year out——71Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri14—1 year out——72Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia14—1 year out——73State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York13—1 year out——74Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, Oklahoma13—1 year out——75Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania13—1 year out——76Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, Tennessee13—1 year out——77Long Island UniversityBrookville, New York12—1 year out——78Concordia University-WisconsinMequon, Wisconsin12—1 year out——79New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey11—1 year out——80Ferrum CollegeFerrum, Virginia11—1 year out——81Charter Oak State CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut10—1 year out——82Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York10—1 year out——83Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas9—1 year out——84University of Southern MainePortland, Maine9—1 year out——85Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico9—1 year out——86SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, New York9—1 year out——87Utica UniversityUtica, New York9—1 year out——88Ohio Northern UniversityAda, Ohio9—1 year out——89Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania9—1 year out——90Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, Pennsylvania9—1 year out——91York College of PennsylvaniaYork, Pennsylvania9—1 year out——92California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California8—1 year out——93Curry CollegeMilton, Massachusetts8—1 year out——94Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, South Carolina8—1 year out——95Fairmont State UniversityFairmont, West Virginia8—1 year out——96Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, Alabama7—1 year out——97Reinhardt UniversityWaleska, Georgia7—1 year out——98University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii7—1 year out——99Pace UniversityNew York, New York7—1 year out——100University of Northwestern OhioLima, Ohio7—1 year out——
Associate programs — 90 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Rose State CollegeMidwest City, Oklahoma45$58,9881 year out—$10,2862College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada44$29,3541 year out—$11,0003East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California42—1 year out——4Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida40$27,6931 year out$35,215$23,5005Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida38—1 year out——6Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin34$35,8871 year out—$17,0007St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida32—1 year out$36,302—8Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan25—1 year out——9Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi25—1 year out——10Wayne County Community College DistrictDetroit, Michigan23—1 year out——11Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, North Carolina23—1 year out——12Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, Florida20—1 year out——13Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California19—1 year out$49,565—14Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida17—1 year out$35,445—15Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City, Iowa17—1 year out——16Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer, New York14—1 year out—$12,00017Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina14—1 year out——18Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona13—1 year out——19Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, North Carolina13—1 year out——20Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida12—1 year out——21Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin, Georgia12—1 year out——22CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York12—1 year out——23Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, North Carolina12—1 year out——24Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictDavenport, Iowa11—1 year out——25Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina11—1 year out——26Washington State College of OhioMarietta, Ohio11—1 year out——27Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona10—1 year out——28Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona10—1 year out——29Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida10—1 year out——30Manchester Community CollegeManchester, New Hampshire10—1 year out——31SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton, New York10—1 year out——32Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, North Carolina10—1 year out——33Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California9—1 year out——34Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, Maryland9—1 year out——35Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, North Carolina9—1 year out——36Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio9—1 year out——37Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona8—1 year out——38Chemeketa Community CollegeSalem, Oregon8—1 year out——39Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California7—1 year out——40William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois7—1 year out——41Prince George's Community CollegeLargo, Maryland7—1 year out——42Marion Technical CollegeMarion, Ohio7—1 year out——43Coastal Bend CollegeBeeville, Texas7—1 year out——44Gaston CollegeDallas, North Carolina6—1 year out——45Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, North Carolina6—1 year out——46Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas6—1 year out——47Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York5—1 year out——48Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, North Carolina5—1 year out——49Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington5—1 year out——50San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California4—1 year out——51Community College of DenverDenver, Colorado4—1 year out——52Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida4—1 year out——53Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland, New Jersey4—1 year out——54Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, North Carolina4—1 year out——55Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, North Carolina4—1 year out——56Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, Ohio4—1 year out——57Carl Albert State CollegePoteau, Oklahoma4—1 year out——58New River Community CollegeDublin, Virginia4—1 year out——59Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana3—1 year out——60Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, North Carolina3—1 year out——61Surry Community CollegeDobson, North Carolina3—1 year out——62Kent State University at TrumbullWarren, Ohio3—1 year out——63University of Northwestern OhioLima, Ohio3—1 year out——64Valley Forge Military CollegeWayne, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——65Charter CollegeAnchorage, Alaska2—1 year out——66Fresno City CollegeFresno, California2—1 year out——67Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical CollegeGoodland, Kansas2—1 year out——68Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePrestonsburg, Kentucky2—1 year out——69UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford, New Jersey2—1 year out——70CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx, New York2—1 year out——71Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse, New York2—1 year out——72McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, North Carolina2—1 year out——73Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona2—1 year out——74Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland2—1 year out——75Pasco-Hernando State CollegeNew Port Richey, Florida1—1 year out——76Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke, Massachusetts1—1 year out——77Columbia-Greene Community CollegeHudson, New York1—1 year out——78CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn, New York1—1 year out——79Genesee Community CollegeBatavia, New York1—1 year out——80South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, North Carolina1—1 year out——81Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, North Carolina1—1 year out——82Kent State University at SalemSalem, Ohio1—1 year out——83Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, Texas1—1 year out——84Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, Washington1—1 year out——85University of CharlestonCharleston, West Virginia1—1 year out——86ICPR Junior College-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico1—1 year out——87Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona1—1 year out——88Mountwest Community and Technical CollegeHuntington, West Virginia1—1 year out——89Cambridge College of Healthcare & TechnologyDelray Beach, Florida1—1 year out——90Louisiana Delta Community CollegeMonroe, Louisiana1—1 year out——
Certificate programs — top 100 of 131 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas159—1 year out——2Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana77—1 year out——3Caribbean Forensic and Technical CollegeSan Juan, Puerto Rico71—1 year out$21,550—4Rose State CollegeMidwest City, Oklahoma60—1 year out——5Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi57—1 year out——6Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts46—1 year out——7Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida45—1 year out——8Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, Georgia36—1 year out——9St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida33—1 year out——10Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin, Georgia32—1 year out——11East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California31—1 year out——12Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona24—1 year out——13Madonna UniversityLivonia, Michigan23—1 year out——14Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona20—1 year out——15University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado20—1 year out——16Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, North Carolina20—1 year out——17Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California19—1 year out——18Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City, Iowa19—1 year out——19South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, North Carolina19—1 year out——20Bristol Community CollegeFall River, Massachusetts17—1 year out——21Washington State College of OhioMarietta, Ohio17—1 year out——22Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia17—1 year out——23Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida16—1 year out——24University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio16—1 year out——25Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, Ohio16—1 year out——26Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona15—1 year out——27Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, North Carolina15—1 year out——28Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio15—1 year out——29Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California14—1 year out——30Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California14—1 year out——31Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California14—1 year out——32West Georgia Technical CollegeWaco, Georgia14—1 year out——33Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, Maryland14—1 year out——34Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictDavenport, Iowa12—1 year out——35Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, Michigan12—1 year out——36University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin12$46,6731 year out—$28,00037Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida11—1 year out——38Oakton CollegeDes Plaines, Illinois11—1 year out——39William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois11—1 year out——40Columbia CollegeColumbia, Missouri11—1 year out——41Cambridge College of Healthcare & TechnologyDelray Beach, Florida11—1 year out——42University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona11—1 year out——43Community College of DenverDenver, Colorado10—1 year out——44McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, North Carolina10—1 year out——45Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio10—1 year out——46Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California9—1 year out——47Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida9—1 year out——48Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, North Carolina9—1 year out——49Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona8—1 year out——50Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePrestonsburg, Kentucky8—1 year out——51Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts8—1 year out——52Utica UniversityUtica, New York8$53,9511 year out——53Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——54Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas8—1 year out——55American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia8—1 year out——56Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California7—1 year out——57Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida7—1 year out——58Southwestern CollegeWinfield, Kansas7—1 year out——59Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota7$49,6141 year out——60Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey7—1 year out——61Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina7—1 year out——62Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida6—1 year out——63University of BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland6—1 year out——64Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina6—1 year out——65Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona5—1 year out——66City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California5—1 year out——67Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City, Louisiana5—1 year out——68Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, North Carolina5—1 year out——69Louisiana Delta Community CollegeMonroe, Louisiana5—1 year out——70Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia5—1 year out——71El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California4—1 year out——72Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia4—1 year out——73Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa4—1 year out——74Erie Community CollegeBuffalo, New York4—1 year out——75Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, North Carolina4—1 year out——76Surry Community CollegeDobson, North Carolina4—1 year out——77University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio4—1 year out——78Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——79Valley Forge Military CollegeWayne, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——80Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia4—1 year out——81Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington4—1 year out——82Norco CollegeNorco, California4—1 year out——83Arkansas State University-BeebeBeebe, Arkansas3—1 year out——84Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical CollegeGoodland, Kansas3—1 year out——85Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityBaton Rouge, Louisiana3—1 year out——86Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan3—1 year out——87Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, North Carolina3—1 year out——88Gaston CollegeDallas, North Carolina3—1 year out——89Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio3—1 year out——90Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——91Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——92Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont3$61,2251 year out—$30,66693De Anza CollegeCupertino, California2—1 year out——94Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California2—1 year out——95Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, Florida2—1 year out——96Mott Community CollegeFlint, Michigan2—1 year out——97Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan2—1 year out——98Wayne County Community College DistrictDetroit, Michigan2—1 year out——99CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York2—1 year out——100Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York2—1 year out——
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 (—).