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Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Columbia College

Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Columbia College

If you are interested in studying Law Enforcement & Firefighting, take a look at what Columbia College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia College is in Columbia, SC.

Online & Distance Learning at Columbia College

Online coursework is an option at Columbia College. Among 1,725 students, 964 (56%) studied exclusively online and 377 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings at Columbia College

Use these rankings to compare Columbia College’s Law Enforcement & Firefighting program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) South Carolina #3 of 27
Best Value South Carolina #24 of 27
Best Schools (Quality) Southeast (Region) #50 of 358
Best Value Southeast (Region) #331 of 362
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #396 of 1,301
Best Value Nationwide #1124 of 1,294

Earnings for Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduates from Columbia College

Graduates of Columbia College’s Law Enforcement & Firefighting program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Columbia College
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $51,566
3 years $48,181
4 years $52,561
5 years $60,613

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Law Enforcement & Firefighting graduates from Columbia College take home a median $52,561, compared with $44,682 for all Columbia College graduates — about 18% higher than the school-wide median.

Law Enforcement & Firefighting earnings compared with all majors at Columbia College

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Law Enforcement & Firefighting graduates from Columbia College stands at $27,314.

Top-Paying Careers for Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduates

Graduates of the Law Enforcement & Firefighting program at Columbia College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for Law Enforcement & Firefighting graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers $169,952
Loss Prevention Managers $165,723
Information Security Engineers $142,543
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects $140,795
Information Technology Project Managers $124,655
Wind Energy Operations Managers $122,567
Environmental Compliance Inspectors $119,630
Compliance Managers $117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers $99,321
Managers, All Other $95,684

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