Homeland Security
123 colleges offer Homeland Security in the College Scorecard data. Graduates leave with an average federal debt of $38,103, from $13,975 at the lowest program to $65,898 at the highest. One year after graduating they earn $46,007 on average, from $25,085 at the lowest program to $125,347 at the highest.
Is a Homeland Security degree worth it?
Across 29 bachelor's programs that report earnings, the median pays its graduates $42,071 a year after graduation, and the middle half pay between $35,633 and $49,399. The median for all majors is $37,050. At the median program, graduates who borrowed owe $36,725. Debt is 0.87x first-year earnings, which ranks 87th of 147 majors, where 1st carries the least debt for the pay.
These are earnings one year after graduating, for students who received federal aid. Majors that lead to graduate school, or to careers that start slowly, look worse here than they will ten years on.
Details
- Number of Offering Colleges: 123
- Average Debt on Graduation: $38,103
- Expected Earnings 1 Year After: $46,007
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Institution name
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Credential
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Degree type: Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, etc.
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Debt Mean
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Average federal loan debt at graduation — can be skewed by outliers, unlike the median
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Debt Median
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Median federal loan debt at graduation — the middle value, less affected by extreme outliers
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Earnings ▼
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Median earnings 1 year after graduation for this major
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| Daniel Webster College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Husson University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Florida Institute of Technology-Online | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Herzing University-Brookfield | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Columbia Southern University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Trident University International | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Management and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Herzing University-New Orleans | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Everglades University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Herzing University-Madison | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Marian University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| George Mason University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Pierce College District | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Texas Southern University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Sul Ross State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Angelo State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Bethel University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| National American University-Rapid City | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Dakota Wesleyan University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Voorhees University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Anderson University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | Bachelor's Degree | $35,256 | No data | No data |
| Immaculata University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| DeSales University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Concordia University-Portland | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Northeastern State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Notre Dame College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Akron Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Elizabeth City State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Excelsior University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Roberts Wesleyan University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mercy University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Medaille University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Adelphi University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Thomas Edison State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Monmouth University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Rowan University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Rivier University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of New Hampshire at Manchester | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| New England College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Truckee Meadows Community College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Southeast Missouri State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Bellevue University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Saint Louis University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Drury University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Crown College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Lake Superior State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Upper Iowa University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Indiana State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Indiana Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Indianapolis | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mercer University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Barry University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| George Washington University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Post University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Pikes Peak State College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Arapahoe Community College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Arkansas State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Herzing University-Birmingham | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Oakland University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $25,085 |
| Ohio Christian University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $29,786 |
| University at Albany | Bachelor's Degree | $31,543 | $24,147 | $32,193 |
| MacMurray College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,405 |
| Campbell University | Bachelor's Degree | $59,558 | $62,600 | $33,836 |
| Park University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,937 |
| University of Arizona | Bachelor's Degree | $52,066 | $36,725 | $35,111 |
| Arkansas Tech University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,633 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton | Bachelor's Degree | $30,141 | No data | $35,770 |
| New Jersey City University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $40,252 |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha | Bachelor's Degree | $34,115 | No data | $40,286 |
| Eastern Kentucky University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $40,678 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide | Bachelor's Degree | $65,898 | $53,547 | $40,792 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | Bachelor's Degree | $65,898 | $53,547 | $40,792 |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $42,071 |
| University of North Texas | Bachelor's Degree | $23,384 | No data | $42,579 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $44,057 |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $44,554 |
| University of Central Missouri | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $44,876 |
| Saint Leo University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $45,227 |
| Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $48,230 |
| Utica University | Bachelor's Degree | $29,644 | $25,500 | $49,399 |
| American Public University System | Bachelor's Degree | $13,975 | $7,800 | $51,985 |
| Capella University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $52,731 |
| Waldorf University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $54,510 |
| Columbia College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $56,728 |
| Grand Canyon University | Bachelor's Degree | $15,762 | No data | $63,625 |
| National University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $71,714 |
| Union Institute & University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $125,347 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Georgia Military College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| American InterContinental University System | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Averett University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| West Texas A & M University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Sam Houston State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Lee University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Robert Morris University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Empire State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Madonna University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Adrian College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Becker College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Anna Maria College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Wichita State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Idaho State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Herzing University-Atlanta | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Florida International University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Central Florida | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of New Haven | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Pacific Union College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Jacksonville State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Athens State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |