Education & Training
Security Science and Technology
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Accountants and Auditors Bachelor's degree
- Blockchain Engineers Bachelor's degree
- Cartographers and Photogrammetrists Associate degree
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects Associate degree
- Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary Master's degree
- Customs and Border Protection Officers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Detectives and Criminal Investigators Certificate or apprenticeship
- Digital Forensics Analysts Bachelor's degree
- Document Management Specialists Bachelor's degree
- Financial Examiners Bachelor's degree
- First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives High school diploma
- First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Forensic Science Technicians Certificate or apprenticeship
- Geographers Bachelor's degree
- Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians Bachelor's degree
- Geography Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Information Security Analysts Bachelor's degree
- Information Security Engineers Bachelor's degree
- Information Technology Project Managers Bachelor's degree
- Intelligence Analysts Bachelor's degree
- Loss Prevention Managers Bachelor's degree
- Penetration Testers Bachelor's degree
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Police Identification and Records Officers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Private Detectives and Investigators Associate degree
- Quality Control Analysts Certificate or apprenticeship
- Regulatory Affairs Managers Bachelor's degree
- Remote Sensing Technicians Bachelor's degree
- Web Administrators Bachelor's degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | $54,534 | $64,856 | $12,065 | 212 |
| Associate degree | $51,107 | $41,327 | $12,500 | 151 |
| Bachelor's degree | $44,768 | $57,384 | $23,218 | 220 |
| Master's degree | $66,740 | $86,344 | $39,174 | 126 |
| Doctoral degree | — | — | — | 6 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.