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GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 4303

Homeland Security: is this graduate/professional certificate worth it?

National picture across 2 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$87,917 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$87,917Median year-4 earnings

$16,492Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$87,917Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

62thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

2Reporting programs

2With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

OPEN PROFILE

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $61,324
Federal debt: $20,843
Reporting programs: 6

6 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $63,213
Federal debt: $21,875
Reporting programs: 3

3 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $67,953
Federal debt: $23,450
Reporting programs: 37

34 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $93,686
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 28

28 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $87,917
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 2

2 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$74,286National median$87,91775th percentile$74,286

2 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Texas A&M University-College Station$101,548 2Indiana University-Indianapolis$74,286

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Emergency Management DirectorsSOC 11-9161 · 4 crosswalk linksFirst-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesSOC 33-1012 · 4 crosswalk linksManagers, All OtherSOC 11-9199 · 4 crosswalk linksCriminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1111 · 2 crosswalk linksFirst-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All OtherSOC 33-1099 · 1 crosswalk linksFirst-Line Supervisors of Security WorkersSOC 33-1091 · 1 crosswalk linksPostsecondary Teachers, All OtherSOC 25-1199 · 1 crosswalk linksSpecial ForcesSOC 55-3018 · 1 crosswalk linksSpecial Forces OfficersSOC 55-1017 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR HOMELAND SECURITY

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	Texas A&M University-College StationGraduate/Professional Certificate	College Station, TX	$101,548	Not available	Baseline needed	$21,315
2	Indiana University-IndianapolisGraduate/Professional Certificate	Indianapolis, IN	$74,286	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,668

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.