MASTER'S DEGREE · NATIONAL DEGREE OUTCOMES
Is a master's degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other worth it?
Compare cost, debt and earnings across 10 college programs with reportable data.
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$97,362 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.
$97,362Median year-4 earnings
$22,910Average institution net-price context
Not availableMedian federal debt
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Outcomes at a glance
$97,362Typical earnings four years after completion
$94,132Average earnings five years after completion
Not availableTypical federal student debt
66thEarnings percentile among the same degree level
Not availableDegrees awarded in 2024–25
10College programs reporting earnings
Degree counts come from the IPEDS Fall 2025 provisional release and cover 1 matched college records. Colleges without a match are not estimated.
Four useful answers about Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
How much do Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other master's degree graduates earn?
The national median is $97,362 four years after completion across reportable master's degree programs in this federal field.
How much federal debt do graduates have?
A national median federal-debt figure is not reportable for this degree in the current release.
Does the college matter for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other?
Yes. The middle half of reporting programs ranges from $89,707 to $100,658 in observed year-4 earnings.
What careers are related to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other?
DegreeVerdict links this field to 1 displayed occupations using the official federal CIP–SOC crosswalk. Occupational wages are career context, not graduate salary promises.
More schooling changes both the cost and the outcome.
Compare the same field at each degree level with reportable data. These are separate groups of graduates, so the differences do not prove that an additional degree caused higher earnings.
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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Year-4 earnings
- $62,145
- Federal debt
- $18,933
- Programs in the comparison
- 1
Associate's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $39,860
- Federal debt
- $17,000
- Programs in the comparison
- 2
Bachelor's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $63,162
- Federal debt
- $24,111
- Programs in the comparison
- 15
Master's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $97,362
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Programs in the comparison
- 10
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$89,707National median$97,36275th percentile$100,658
10 programs report year‑4 earnings.BEFORE YOU CHOOSE
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Where colleges sit for this exact degree
Move left for a lower annual college-wide net price and up for higher observed year-4 earnings.
$111,176Observed year-4 earnings$79,586
California State University, Long Beach$10,440 price · $129,508 earningsMassachusetts Maritime Academy$21,582 price · $111,176 earningsVirginia Commonwealth University$23,433 price · $108,117 earningsUniversity of New Haven$34,192 price · $100,658 earningsEastern Kentucky University$11,040 price · $99,631 earningsWebster University$27,047 price · $95,092 earningsTiffin University$26,500 price · $94,611 earningsTulane University of Louisiana$39,949 price · $89,707 earningsMichigan State University$19,680 price · $80,358 earningsUniversity of Detroit Mercy$15,232 price · $79,586 earnings
$10,440Annual college-wide average net price$34,192
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1California State University, Long Beach$129,5082Massachusetts Maritime Academy$111,1763Virginia Commonwealth University$108,1174University of New Haven$100,6585Eastern Kentucky University$99,6316Webster University$95,0927Tiffin University$94,6118Tulane University of Louisiana$89,7079Michigan State University$80,35810University of Detroit Mercy$79,586Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking
Jobs this degree may lead to
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NO MATCHUnreported jobs nationwide
BLS May 2025 wages and 2025–35 projections. Career figures describe occupations, not graduates of a specific college.
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