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
Filter the college directory to schools offering this major →
Rank colleges by
Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 165 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont69$70,5861 year out$89,716$29,0802Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, Pennsylvania36$69,8721 year out$88,795$27,0003Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida45$58,2491 year out—$20,6934Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott, Arizona48$55,2591 year out—$19,5005Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, Florida—$55,2591 year out—$19,5006Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania63$52,8871 year out$74,400$25,8007Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois28$51,2021 year out——8Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania43$49,7821 year out$66,934$27,0009American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia60$49,6221 year out$52,779$32,29410University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland73$47,4961 year out$74,828$29,20011Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania24$46,0791 year out—$35,00012Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana29$44,7181 year out$55,794$27,00013West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia85$44,2551 year out$55,315$24,32414West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyBeckley, West Virginia5$44,2551 year out$55,315$24,32415CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York118$44,0921 year out$65,413$14,47516Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, Ohio5$43,9181 year out——17Miami University-MiddletownMiddletown, Ohio4$43,9181 year out——18Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio0$43,9181 year out——19Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska0$42,1041 year out—$18,75020George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia36$42,1001 year out—$25,74721University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut102$40,8891 year out$63,184$27,00022Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee25$39,9561 year out——23Washburn UniversityTopeka, Kansas15$39,2521 year out—$21,63824Tiffin UniversityTiffin, Ohio25$38,9941 year out—$27,00025Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas35$38,7921 year out$64,108—26Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York176$38,7891 year out$63,061$19,50027University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma134$38,7101 year out$56,046$23,35028Glenville State UniversityGlenville, West Virginia26$38,2371 year out$46,509$29,75029University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin62$38,0131 year out$50,211$24,78030Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington39$37,5571 year out—$20,75031Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia50$37,5011 year out$58,080$26,00032Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona38$37,4811 year out$62,726$27,00033Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida53$37,2311 year out$45,897$37,15134Hilbert CollegeHamburg, New York52$32,3741 year out$49,900$27,00035Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts16$32,3261 year out$50,357$29,11336Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York58$31,7501 year out—$27,00037University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska37$29,2311 year out$58,664$26,90838Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida86$28,1731 year out$49,340$19,04639Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, Alabama56$27,9261 year out—$24,25040Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, Puerto Rico26$23,5781 year out$23,659$6,32541The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas22$23,4951 year out$63,300$25,43242Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico69$12,5171 year out$23,392$5,75043Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico27$11,9731 year out$25,773$7,75044Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia101—1 year out——45University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi55—1 year out$40,317—46National UniversitySan Diego, California54—1 year out——47Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida51—1 year out——48Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah40—1 year out——49San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California36—1 year out——50University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida32—1 year out——51Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia29—1 year out——52University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaCarolina, Puerto Rico26—1 year out——53ECPI UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia25—1 year out——54University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota24—1 year out——55St. Mary's UniversitySan Antonio, Texas24—1 year out——56Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho22—1 year out——57University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California21—1 year out——58Lewis UniversityRomeoville, Illinois21—1 year out——59SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, New York21—1 year out——60University of CharlestonCharleston, West Virginia20—1 year out——61Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina19—1 year out——62University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama18—1 year out——63Chaminade University of HonoluluHonolulu, Hawaii18—1 year out——64Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, Maryland18—1 year out——65Mercyhurst UniversityErie, Pennsylvania18—1 year out$51,321—66University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio17—1 year out——67Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, Ohio17—1 year out——68Hampton UniversityHampton, Virginia17—1 year out——69The University of TampaTampa, Florida16—1 year out——70Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island16—1 year out—$25,00071Savannah State UniversitySavannah, Georgia15—1 year out——72Anna Maria CollegePaxton, Massachusetts15—1 year out——73Madonna UniversityLivonia, Michigan15—1 year out——74Saint Edward's UniversityAustin, Texas15—1 year out——75Lynn UniversityBoca Raton, Florida14—1 year out——76University of BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland14—1 year out——77Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri14—1 year out——78Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia14—1 year out——79State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York13—1 year out——80Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, Oklahoma13—1 year out——81Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania13—1 year out——82Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, Tennessee13—1 year out——83Long Island UniversityBrookville, New York12—1 year out——84Concordia University-WisconsinMequon, Wisconsin12—1 year out——85New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey11—1 year out——86Ferrum CollegeFerrum, Virginia11—1 year out——87Charter Oak State CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut10—1 year out——88Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York10—1 year out——89Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas9—1 year out——90University of Southern MainePortland, Maine9—1 year out——91Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico9—1 year out——92SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, New York9—1 year out——93Utica UniversityUtica, New York9—1 year out——94Ohio Northern UniversityAda, Ohio9—1 year out——95Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania9—1 year out——96Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, Pennsylvania9—1 year out——97York College of PennsylvaniaYork, Pennsylvania9—1 year out——98California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California8—1 year out——99Curry CollegeMilton, Massachusetts8—1 year out——100Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, South Carolina8—1 year out——
Associate programs — 90 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Rose State CollegeMidwest City, Oklahoma45$58,9881 year out—$10,2862Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin34$35,8871 year out—$17,0003College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada44$29,3541 year out—$11,0004Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida40$27,6931 year out$35,215$23,5005East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California42—1 year out——6Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida38—1 year out——7St 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 graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont3$61,2251 year out—$30,6662Utica UniversityUtica, New York8$53,9511 year out——3Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota7$49,6141 year out——4University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin12$46,6731 year out—$28,0005The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas159—1 year out——6Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana77—1 year out——7Caribbean Forensic and Technical CollegeSan Juan, Puerto Rico71—1 year out$21,550—8Rose State CollegeMidwest City, Oklahoma60—1 year out——9Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi57—1 year out——10Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts46—1 year out——11Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida45—1 year out——12Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, Georgia36—1 year out——13St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida33—1 year out——14Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin, Georgia32—1 year out——15East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California31—1 year out——16Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona24—1 year out——17Madonna UniversityLivonia, Michigan23—1 year out——18Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona20—1 year out——19University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado20—1 year out——20Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, North Carolina20—1 year out——21Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California19—1 year out——22Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City, Iowa19—1 year out——23South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, North Carolina19—1 year out——24Bristol Community CollegeFall River, Massachusetts17—1 year out——25Washington State College of OhioMarietta, Ohio17—1 year out——26Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia17—1 year out——27Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida16—1 year out——28University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio16—1 year out——29Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, Ohio16—1 year out——30Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona15—1 year out——31Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, North Carolina15—1 year out——32Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio15—1 year out——33Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California14—1 year out——34Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California14—1 year out——35Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California14—1 year out——36West Georgia Technical CollegeWaco, Georgia14—1 year out——37Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, Maryland14—1 year out——38Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictDavenport, Iowa12—1 year out——39Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, Michigan12—1 year out——40Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida11—1 year out——41Oakton CollegeDes Plaines, Illinois11—1 year out——42William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois11—1 year out——43Columbia CollegeColumbia, Missouri11—1 year out——44Cambridge College of Healthcare & TechnologyDelray Beach, Florida11—1 year out——45University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona11—1 year out——46Community College of DenverDenver, Colorado10—1 year out——47McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, North Carolina10—1 year out——48Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio10—1 year out——49Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California9—1 year out——50Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida9—1 year out——51Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, North Carolina9—1 year out——52Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona8—1 year out——53Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePrestonsburg, Kentucky8—1 year out——54Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts8—1 year out——55Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——56Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas8—1 year out——57American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia8—1 year out——58Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California7—1 year out——59Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida7—1 year out——60Southwestern CollegeWinfield, Kansas7—1 year out——61Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey7—1 year out——62Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina7—1 year out——63Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida6—1 year out——64University of BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland6—1 year out——65Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina6—1 year out——66Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona5—1 year out——67City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California5—1 year out——68Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City, Louisiana5—1 year out——69Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, North Carolina5—1 year out——70Louisiana Delta Community CollegeMonroe, Louisiana5—1 year out——71Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia5—1 year out——72El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California4—1 year out——73Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia4—1 year out——74Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa4—1 year out——75Erie Community CollegeBuffalo, New York4—1 year out——76Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, North Carolina4—1 year out——77Surry Community CollegeDobson, North Carolina4—1 year out——78University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio4—1 year out——79Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——80Valley Forge Military CollegeWayne, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——81Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia4—1 year out——82Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington4—1 year out——83Norco CollegeNorco, California4—1 year out——84Arkansas State University-BeebeBeebe, Arkansas3—1 year out——85Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical CollegeGoodland, Kansas3—1 year out——86Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityBaton Rouge, Louisiana3—1 year out——87Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan3—1 year out——88Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, North Carolina3—1 year out——89Gaston CollegeDallas, North Carolina3—1 year out——90Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio3—1 year out——91Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——92Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——93De 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 (—).