Homeland Security programs in California

17 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.

What this work pays in California

Managers, All Other in California earn a median of $174,560 a year across 99,580 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads to	Median	Jobs in California
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$100,690	37,770
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$163,960	13,200
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$53,960	10,850
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$92,690	2,330
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$139,720	1,460

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

School	Credential	Median debt	Graduate earnings, 2 yrs	Graduates
Abraham Lincoln University Glendale	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	0
Alliant International University-San Diego San Diego	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	0
Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	4
Citrus College Glendora	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	2
Citrus College Glendora	Associate's degree	—	not published	2
Coastline Community College Fountain Valley	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	4
Coastline Community College Fountain Valley	Associate's degree	—	not published	6
Cypress College Cypress	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	1
De Anza College Cupertino	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	1
De Anza College Cupertino	Associate's degree	—	not published	1
East Los Angeles College Monterey Park	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	6
Grossmont College El Cajon	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	2
Grossmont College El Cajon	Associate's degree	—	not published	2
Merritt College Oakland	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	0
Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	0
Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley	Associate's degree	—	not published	0
Palomar College San Marcos	Associate's degree	—	not published	4

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

Email me when these figures change

The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Homeland Security — nothing else, and nothing in between.

Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.