Columbia Southern UniversityPrivate for-profit, 4-year · Orange Beach, AL · Bachelor's, Associate, Master's, Certificate, Graduate certificate · Fully online option reported
1,587 awards$88,735 median 4 years out
Fields of study · Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Fire Protection
CIP 43.02. 483 colleges reported awards in this field, totaling 14,994 awards in the latest award year.
Award levels
Where this field is awarded, and what graduates earned
Earnings are national medians for graduates of this field at this level, measured four years after they finished, among students who received federal aid and were working. They describe past graduates across all schools, not one school and not you.
| Level | Colleges | Awards | Median earnings | Middle range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 351 | 9,263 | $62,436 | $44,791 to $81,163 |
| Associate | 378 | 3,791 | $73,589 | $54,542 to $96,772 |
| Bachelor's | 46 | 1,745 | $86,436 | $62,692 to $114,175 |
| Graduate certificate | 6 | 6 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Master's | 10 | 186 | $86,743 | $62,369 to $113,179 |
| Doctorate | 1 | 3 | Not reported | Not reported |
Year, scope, and limits
- Cohort or year
- Most recent reported cohorts
- Scope
- Reported for this field of study
National median earnings for this field and credential level, 4 years after completion, across every institution that awards it.
Colleges
Colleges that awarded Fire Protection credentials
Listed by awards conferred in the latest award year, which shows size rather than quality. A larger program is not a better program. 58 of these colleges report at least one credential in this field that can be finished fully online.
Santa Ana CollegePublic, 4-year · Santa Ana, CA · Certificate, Associate
420 awards$68,944 median 4 years out
Shasta CollegePublic, 4-year · Redding, CA · Certificate, Associate
287 awards$70,119 median 4 years out
Utah Valley UniversityPublic, 4-year · Orem, UT · Associate, Bachelor's, Certificate
255 awards$78,436 median 4 years out
Rio Hondo CollegePublic, 4-year · Whittier, CA · Certificate, Associate · Fully online option reported
244 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Victor Valley CollegePublic, 2-year · Victorville, CA · Certificate, Associate
228 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Miami Dade CollegePublic, 4-year · Miami, FL · Certificate, Associate
219 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Palm Beach State CollegePublic, 4-year · Lake Worth, FL · Certificate, Associate
219 awards$66,689 median 4 years out
Red Rocks Community CollegePublic, 4-year · Lakewood, CO · Certificate, Associate
190 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Purdue University GlobalPublic, 4-year · West Lafayette, IN · Bachelor's, Master's, Associate · Fully online option reported
186 awards$97,967 median 4 years out
Seminole State College of FloridaPublic, 4-year · Sanford, FL · Certificate, Associate · Fully online option reported
177 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Lone Star College SystemPublic, 4-year · The Woodlands, TX · Certificate, Associate
173 awardsProgram earnings not reported
East Los Angeles CollegePublic, 2-year · Monterey Park, CA · Certificate, Associate
172 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Valencia CollegePublic, 4-year · Orlando, FL · Certificate, Associate
171 awards$61,605 median 4 years out
Palomar CollegePublic, 2-year · San Marcos, CA · Certificate, Associate
168 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Oxnard CollegePublic, 2-year · Oxnard, CA · Certificate, Associate
166 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Allan Hancock CollegePublic, 2-year · Santa Maria, CA · Certificate, Associate
146 awardsProgram earnings not reported
San Antonio CollegePublic, 4-year · San Antonio, TX · Certificate, Associate
135 awardsProgram earnings not reported
First Coast Technical CollegePublic, Less than 2-year · Saint Augustine, FL · Certificate
134 awards$66,303 median 4 years out
Moreno Valley CollegePublic, 2-year · Moreno Valley, CA · Certificate, Associate
133 awards$77,923 median 4 years out
Sinclair Community CollegePublic, 4-year · Dayton, OH · Certificate, Associate
131 awards$70,194 median 4 years out
Indian River State CollegePublic, 4-year · Fort Pierce, FL · Certificate, Associate
124 awards$62,176 median 4 years out
Santa Rosa Junior CollegePublic, 2-year · Santa Rosa, CA · Certificate, Associate
120 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Marion Technical CollegePublic, 2-year · Ocala, FL · Certificate
117 awards$58,401 median 4 years out
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80 of these programs have a published earnings figure. The rest are suppressed or not reported, usually because too few graduates were in the cohort to publish safely. A blank is not a low number.
Year, scope, and limits
- Cohort or year
- 2023-24 award year
- Scope
- Reported for this field of study
Awards conferred in this field and at this level during the award year.
Related work
Kinds of work this field leads toward
These occupations are commonly linked to CIP 43.02. Wages are national medians across everyone in the occupation, not just recent graduates of this field, and they are not a placement record. Many people in these jobs studied something else.
| Occupation | Group | Median wage | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | Management | $141,900 | 622,190 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary | Educational instruction and library | $63,820 | 114,110 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | Protective service | $93,530 | 99,140 |
| Firefighters | Protective service | $59,280 | 345,990 |
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators | Protective service | $75,920 | 13,800 |
| Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists | Protective service | $56,870 | 2,780 |
Year, scope, and limits
- Cohort or year
- May 2025
- Scope
- Reported for this occupation, nationally
National median wage across all workers in the occupation, not only recent graduates of one field. Wages vary by state, industry, and experience. A wage at or above 239,200 dollars a year is published only as at or above that figure.
Nearby fields
Other fields in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Limits
What this page cannot tell you
- Awards conferred describe last year's graduates. A program can start, change, or close, so confirm the exact program, level, and start term with the college.
- Earnings vary by state, employer, and role. One median hides a wide spread.
- Program availability does not mean the program is offered every term or in your state.
- Nothing here is a chance of admission or a promise of a job.