Exactly 720 of the 26,170 homeland security professionals employed in Michigan, work in Ypsilanti. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of homeland security professionals in Ypsilanti has grown by 89%. As the employment for homeland security professionals in Ypsilanti has increased, overall employment in Ypsilanti has decreased.

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As the number of homeland security professionals in Ypsilanti has grown, salaries for homeland security professionals have also increased. In 2010 homeland security professionals in Ypsilanti reportedly earned an average salary of $51,303 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, homeland security professionals in Ypsilanti made an average salary of $38,327 per year. The growth in the salary of homeland security professionals in Ypsilanti is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Homeland security professionals in Ypsilanti make a median yearly salary of $46,830. The 10% of homeland security professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $30,033 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 175% higher salaries.

Homeland security professional salaries in Ypsilanti are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited homeland security school in the city. Many of Ypsilanti's homeland security professionals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in homeland security offered by Ypsilanti's homeland security school.

Approximately 10 students completed homeland security courses in 2010.