Bachelor's degree · Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting · CIP 43.02
Fire Protection: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 36 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Fire Protection, together awarding 1,684 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $68,504 one year after finishing and $85,521 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $16,536 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Compare Fire Protection programs on one chart
Pick any two measures. Hover a dot to see the college; click it to open the college's page.
Each dot is one institution's program; branch campuses share their institution's figures and appear as one dot. Dashed lines mark the median for all colleges. Showing 12 of 35; programs missing either value are left out (the Scorecard withholds figures for small programs).
Colleges with a bachelor's in Fire Protection
| Columbia Southern University Orange Beach · Private for-profit | AL | 932 | $93,578 | $93,980 | $14,907 |
| Utah Valley University Orem · Public | UT | 96 | $67,977 | $87,676 | $16,536 |
| Purdue University Global West Lafayette · Public | IN | 92 | $75,238 | $90,568 | $29,008 |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond · Public | KY | 52 | $62,905 | $81,610 | $26,078 |
| Waldorf University Forest City · Private nonprofit | IA | 51 | $104,691 | $98,194 | $14,806 |
| American Public University System Charles Town · Private for-profit | WV | 44 | $67,279 | $85,521 | $9,700 |
| Eastern Oregon University La Grande · Public | OR | 44 | $115,217 | n/a | $15,062 |
| University of Florida-Online Gainesville · Public | FL | 43 | $82,625 | $102,205 | $13,111 |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles · Public | CA | 38 | $61,998 | $69,814 | $15,000 |
| Fayetteville State University Fayetteville · Public | NC | 33 | $74,857 | n/a | $12,476 |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York · Public | NY | 31 | $53,840 | n/a | n/a |
| Liberty University Lynchburg · Private nonprofit | VA | 25 | $79,958 | n/a | $24,591 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale · Public | IL | 21 | $104,092 | $114,816 | $17,188 |
| University of New Haven West Haven · Private nonprofit | CT | 19 | $59,234 | $82,721 | $26,000 |
| California State University-San Marcos San Marcos · Public | CA | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| New Jersey City University Jersey City · Public | NJ | 16 | $66,018 | $73,977 | n/a |
| Methodist University Fayetteville · Private nonprofit | NC | 14 | n/a | $48,119 | $26,258 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati · Public | OH | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Western Illinois University Macomb · Public | IL | 14 | $50,432 | $77,733 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Public | WI | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green · Public | OH | 11 | $93,820 | n/a | n/a |
| Salem State University Salem · Public | MA | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver · Public | CO | 10 | $67,767 | n/a | n/a |
| Lake Superior State University Sault Ste Marie · Public | MI | 9 | $68,504 | n/a | n/a |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron · Public | OH | 8 | $54,057 | $67,445 | n/a |
| Idaho State University Pocatello · Public | ID | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins · Public | CO | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas · Public | NV | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Columbia College Columbia · Private nonprofit | SC | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Madonna University Livonia · Private nonprofit | MI | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Pierce College District Lakewood · Public | WA | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Providence College Providence · Private nonprofit | RI | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online Manchester · Public | NH | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Faulkner University Montgomery · Private nonprofit | AL | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Florida Gainesville · Public | FL | 0 | $82,625 | $102,205 | $13,111 |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater · Public | OK | n/a | $73,343 | $104,699 | $22,493 |
Quick facts: Fire Protection
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in Fire Protection?
- The College Scorecard lists 36 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Fire Protection.
- How much do Fire Protection graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $68,504 one year after graduation (21 institutions reporting) and $85,521 five years after graduation (15 institutions reporting). These figures cover graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled in school. Branch campuses share their institution's figures, so each institution counts once.
- Where do Fire Protection graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: Southern Illinois University-Carbondale ($114,816), Oklahoma State University-Main Campus ($104,699), University of Florida-Online ($102,205), Waldorf University ($98,194), and Columbia Southern University ($93,980).
- How much student debt do Fire Protection graduates have?
- The median institution's Fire Protection graduates leave with $16,536 in federal student loans (15 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most Fire Protection degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: Columbia Southern University (932), Utah Valley University (96), Purdue University Global (92), Eastern Kentucky University (52), and Waldorf University (51).
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How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in Fire Protection (CIP code 43.02), as reported in the College Scorecard. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after they finished, among those working and not enrolled in school; the one-year and five-year figures describe different graduating classes. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation. The Scorecard withholds figures for programs with few graduates, so many smaller programs show n/a. Summary figures are medians across institutions: the Scorecard reports program earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure and count once. All figures are from the Scorecard's most recent field-of-study release. More on the data.