Bachelor's degree · Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting · CIP 43.04
Security Science and Technology: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 166 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Security Science and Technology, together awarding 3,513 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $44,285 one year after finishing and $58,876 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $25,000 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Compare Security Science and Technology programs on one chart
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Each dot is one institution's program; branch campuses share their institution's figures and appear as one dot. Dashed lines mark the median for all colleges. Showing 31 of 162; programs missing either value are left out (the Scorecard withholds figures for small programs).
Colleges with a bachelor's in Security Science and Technology
| Farmingdale State College Farmingdale · Public | NY | 189 | $46,138 | $63,124 | $15,625 |
| University of Central Oklahoma Edmond · Public | OK | 128 | $43,122 | $53,174 | $22,250 |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York · Public | NY | 122 | $41,136 | $75,422 | n/a |
| University of New Haven West Haven · Private nonprofit | CT | 109 | $48,156 | $69,537 | $27,000 |
| Kennesaw State University Kennesaw · Public | GA | 107 | $75,724 | n/a | $28,141 |
| West Virginia University Morgantown · Public | WV | 102 | $44,768 | $65,024 | $23,223 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers · Public | FL | 86 | n/a | $54,732 | $18,000 |
| Champlain College Burlington · Private nonprofit | VT | 78 | $68,425 | $102,483 | $32,373 |
| Florida International University Miami · Public | FL | 74 | $38,160 | n/a | $18,750 |
| Jacksonville State University Jacksonville · Public | AL | 73 | $38,533 | n/a | $25,000 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond · Public | VA | 70 | $46,178 | $61,807 | $27,000 |
| National University San Diego · Private nonprofit | CA | 69 | $74,992 | n/a | $16,875 |
| Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale · Private nonprofit | FL | 65 | $42,722 | $52,554 | $41,270 |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg · Public | PA | 61 | $56,620 | $82,784 | $25,000 |
| Robert Morris University Moon Township · Private nonprofit | PA | 61 | $64,104 | $96,607 | $26,000 |
| Boise State University Boise · Public | ID | 60 | n/a | n/a | $26,674 |
| Syracuse University Syracuse · Private nonprofit | NY | 59 | $42,706 | $65,418 | $24,250 |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville · Public | WI | 57 | $43,750 | $54,057 | $24,150 |
| Florida State University Tallahassee · Public | FL | 52 | $60,178 | $95,799 | $16,250 |
| University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg · Public | MS | 51 | $38,942 | $47,828 | $20,348 |
| American Public University System Charles Town · Private for-profit | WV | 49 | $63,383 | $58,876 | $17,970 |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles · Private nonprofit | CA | 49 | n/a | n/a | $18,500 |
| George Mason University Fairfax · Public | VA | 46 | $46,928 | $68,206 | $26,450 |
| Hilbert College Hamburg · Private nonprofit | NY | 46 | $37,877 | $52,532 | $26,650 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon · Private nonprofit | PR | 45 | $20,758 | $30,607 | $5,000 |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso · Public | TX | 45 | $30,722 | n/a | $16,667 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park · Public | PA | 43 | $54,657 | $67,019 | $27,000 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station College Station · Public | TX | 40 | $37,352 | n/a | $15,500 |
| University of Central Florida Orlando · Public | FL | 38 | n/a | $65,925 | $16,228 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln · Public | NE | 38 | $43,360 | $58,711 | $17,549 |
| Grand Canyon University Phoenix · Private nonprofit | AZ | 37 | $46,879 | $63,804 | $27,906 |
| Regent University Virginia Beach · Private nonprofit | VA | 36 | $65,273 | n/a | $25,471 |
| San Jose State University San Jose · Public | CA | 36 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Utah Valley University Orem · Public | UT | 34 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy · Public | CO | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Charleston Charleston · Private nonprofit | WV | 33 | n/a | n/a | $19,812 |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi · Public | MD | 33 | $51,750 | $58,538 | $22,000 |
| Indiana State University Terre Haute · Public | IN | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago · Private nonprofit | IL | 31 | $44,285 | $66,882 | $26,745 |
| Seattle University Seattle · Private nonprofit | WA | 31 | $41,581 | $61,217 | $23,500 |
| Washburn University Topeka · Public | KS | 31 | $40,846 | n/a | $19,883 |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis · Public | IN | 30 | $49,767 | $54,954 | $21,500 |
| Loyola University Maryland Baltimore · Private nonprofit | MD | 29 | n/a | n/a | $26,000 |
| ECPI University Virginia Beach · Private for-profit | VA | 27 | $41,555 | n/a | $36,874 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Mercedita · Private nonprofit | PR | 27 | n/a | $34,235 | n/a |
| Glenville State University Glenville · Public | WV | 24 | $40,414 | $47,136 | $26,000 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla · Private nonprofit | PR | 24 | n/a | n/a | $8,500 |
| University of North Dakota Grand Forks · Public | ND | 24 | n/a | n/a | $24,332 |
| Roger Williams University Bristol · Private nonprofit | RI | 22 | $47,393 | n/a | $27,000 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham · Public | AL | 22 | $57,236 | n/a | $26,000 |
Quick facts: Security Science and Technology
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in Security Science and Technology?
- The College Scorecard lists 166 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Security Science and Technology.
- How much do Security Science and Technology graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $44,285 one year after graduation (51 institutions reporting) and $58,876 five years after graduation (35 institutions reporting). These figures cover graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled in school. Branch campuses share their institution's figures, so each institution counts once.
- Where do Security Science and Technology graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: Champlain College ($102,483), Robert Morris University ($96,607), Florida State University ($95,799), Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania ($82,784), and CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice ($75,422).
- How much student debt do Security Science and Technology graduates have?
- The median institution's Security Science and Technology graduates leave with $25,000 in federal student loans (59 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most Security Science and Technology degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: Farmingdale State College (189), University of Central Oklahoma (128), CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (122), University of New Haven (109), and Kennesaw State University (107).
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How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in Security Science and Technology (CIP code 43.04), as reported in the College Scorecard. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after they finished, among those working and not enrolled in school; the one-year and five-year figures describe different graduating classes. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation. The Scorecard withholds figures for programs with few graduates, so many smaller programs show n/a. Summary figures are medians across institutions: the Scorecard reports program earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure and count once. All figures are from the Scorecard's most recent field-of-study release. More on the data.