Bachelor's Degree · Richmond, VA
At Virginia Commonwealth University, the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other bachelor's degree program reported $72,239 median earnings four years after completion and $21,500 median federal debt among 133 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $72,239, five-year median earnings were $65,519, and median federal debt was $21,500 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 3 published bachelor's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 100th percentile and debt was lower than about 33% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 100% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 33% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 3 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
04 · Institution context
The Virginia Commonwealth University institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
Richmond, Virginia · Public
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $72,239 four-year median earnings, $21,500 median federal debt, 133 working graduates, and 3 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $72,239 four years after completion and $65,519 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $21,500 across a reported debt cohort of 152 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 43.99 and the Bachelor's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
