Richmond, Virginia · Public
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other at Virginia Commonwealth University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 332 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.6% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.6%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~332
- Schools with reported signal
- 52
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 92.6%
- Graduation rate
- 63.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $23,433/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $93,732
- Median debt
- $21,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $58,128/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 52 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($6,968 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($7,782 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 69% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI · 0.5% reported share · $2,260 net A+ 
Vance-Granville Community College Henderson, NC · 0.5% reported share · $3,286 net A+ Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · 0.6% reported share · $4,128 net A+ Utah Valley University Orem, UT · 0.1% reported share · $6,376 net A+ 
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · 0.6% reported share · $8,752 net A 
Monroe Community College Rochester, NY · 0.1% reported share · $6,353 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other accounts for 1.6% of reported programs at Virginia Commonwealth University, which is bigger than 85% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 332 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Virginia Commonwealth University's average net price is $23,433 per year, about $93,732 over four years. That is $6,968 above the $16,465 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $58,128 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $7,782 above the $50,346 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Virginia Commonwealth University #36 of 52 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.