Fire Protection
13,272 students earn a fire protection credential each year across 395 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $67,586
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $81,009
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Bachelor's programs — 36 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, Alabama585$82,7181 year out$87,912$21,2482Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana120$89,6221 year out$87,490$29,6363Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah87$60,5221 year out$80,033$20,0364Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky68$66,6171 year out$75,018$27,0005Anna Maria CollegePaxton, Massachusetts58$81,6371 year out$115,875$22,8756Waldorf UniversityForest City, Iowa57$97,7311 year out$100,301$21,7837American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia50$73,3021 year out$81,009$19,4348University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida43$86,7401 year out—$12,2969California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California39$48,2891 year out$68,683$11,75010Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina37$67,5861 year out$81,600$15,77711Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois36$104,0171 year out—$17,72512Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, Oregon36$58,9111 year out—$25,00013CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York33$48,1211 year out$62,910$16,50014University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut23$57,3921 year out$70,284$26,37515Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia23—1 year out——16New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey21$54,6001 year out$62,597$26,00017Methodist UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina20$30,6371 year out—$27,00018University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio19—1 year out——19Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado18—1 year out——20University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio15$49,5821 year out$62,850$25,75021Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, Illinois14$41,4321 year out—$22,72322East Georgia State CollegeSwainsboro, Georgia13—1 year out——23Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts13—1 year out——24California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California13—1 year out——25University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin12—1 year out——26Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado11—1 year out$98,338$34,00827Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio10—1 year out——28Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, Michigan9—1 year out$70,707—29Idaho State UniversityPocatello, Idaho7—1 year out——30College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada6—1 year out——31Columbia CollegeColumbia, South Carolina2—1 year out——32Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington2—1 year out——33University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland1—1 year out——34Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, North Carolina1—1 year out——35University of FloridaGainesville, Florida0$86,7401 year out—$12,29636Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma—$75,5031 year out$90,486$26,500
Associate programs — top 100 of 300 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, Alabama432$75,3261 year out$80,640$10,5002Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah116—1 year out$85,741$10,3703Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California89—1 year out——4Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California70—1 year out$86,031—5American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia63—1 year out$61,771$18,1916Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California60—1 year out——7Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida56$45,6571 year out—$8,0008Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California53$53,8471 year out$114,446$14,0009Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California51—1 year out——10Sierra CollegeRocklin, California47—1 year out——11Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California41—1 year out——12Mission CollegeSanta Clara, California41—1 year out——13Honolulu Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii37$37,8171 year out——14Bates Technical CollegeTacoma, Washington37—1 year out——15Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California37—1 year out——16Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California35—1 year out——17College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California34—1 year out——18Weatherford CollegeWeatherford, Texas34—1 year out——19Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana33—1 year out——20Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson, Kansas33$51,0071 year out$56,793—21College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada33—1 year out——22Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas33—1 year out——23Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California32—1 year out——24Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California31—1 year out——25Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California31—1 year out——26Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, Tennessee31—1 year out——27Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana31$70,7491 year out$80,826$21,24428Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida30—1 year out$52,955—29College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois30$58,1601 year out——30Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington, Kentucky30—1 year out——31Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California30—1 year out——32Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado29—1 year out——33North Shore Community CollegeDanvers, Massachusetts29$90,9481 year out—$10,19234Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin29—1 year out$76,568$10,00035Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California28—1 year out——36Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming26—1 year out——37Chemeketa Community CollegeSalem, Oregon25—1 year out—$16,41938Butte CollegeOroville, California24—1 year out——39El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California24—1 year out——40San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California24—1 year out——41Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois23—1 year out——42Waldorf UniversityForest City, Iowa23$76,0321 year out$79,231$12,60943South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas23—1 year out——44Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California21—1 year out$91,630—45Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico21—1 year out$61,487—46San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas21—1 year out$63,762—47Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona20—1 year out$62,429—48Columbia CollegeSonora, California20—1 year out——49East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California20—1 year out——50Aims Community CollegeGreeley, Colorado20—1 year out——51Everett Community CollegeEverett, Washington20—1 year out——52Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California19—1 year out——53St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida19—1 year out$87,235—54Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas19—1 year out——55American River CollegeSacramento, California18—1 year out——56Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York18—1 year out——57Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, Washington18—1 year out——58Hawaii Community CollegeHilo, Hawaii18—1 year out——59Fresno City CollegeFresno, California17—1 year out——60Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California17—1 year out——61Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California17—1 year out——62Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida17—1 year out$99,745—63Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove, Illinois17—1 year out——64Southern Maine Community CollegeSouth Portland, Maine17—1 year out$63,780—65Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas17—1 year out——66Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington17—1 year out——67Lake Superior CollegeDuluth, Minnesota16—1 year out——68El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas16—1 year out$57,398—69University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska15—1 year out——70Yuba CollegeMarysville, California15—1 year out——71William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois15—1 year out——72Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardner, Massachusetts15—1 year out——73Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan15—1 year out——74Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, North Carolina15—1 year out——75Central Oregon Community CollegeBend, Oregon15—1 year out——76Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California14—1 year out——77College of the SequoiasVisalia, California14—1 year out——78Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado14—1 year out——79Bristol Community CollegeFall River, Massachusetts14—1 year out——80Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington14—1 year out——81Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California13—1 year out——82Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida13—1 year out——83Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina13—1 year out——84Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, North Carolina13—1 year out——85Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas13—1 year out——86Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePhenix City, Alabama12—1 year out——87Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California12—1 year out——88Lanier Technical CollegeGainesville, Georgia12—1 year out——89McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, Illinois12—1 year out——90Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas12—1 year out——91Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts12—1 year out——92Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse, New York12$37,7051 year out$59,653—93Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherford, Oklahoma12—1 year out——94Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin12—1 year out$68,608—95John Wood Community CollegeQuincy, Illinois11—1 year out——96Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada11—1 year out——97Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, North Carolina11—1 year out——98Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, North Carolina11—1 year out——99Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin11—1 year out——100Western Technical CollegeLa Crosse, Wisconsin11—1 year out——
Certificate programs — top 100 of 268 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California306$46,6601 year out—$15,0002Shasta CollegeRedding, California198—1 year out——3East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California180—1 year out——4Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California179—1 year out——5Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California170—1 year out——6Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida152—1 year out——7Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California148—1 year out——8Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida143—1 year out——9Clark State CollegeSpringfield, Ohio128—1 year out——10Aparicio-Levy Technical CollegeTampa, Florida117—1 year out——11William T McFatter Technical CollegeDavie, Florida105—1 year out——12Pueblo Community CollegePueblo, Colorado103—1 year out——13Apollo Career CenterLima, Ohio103—1 year out——14Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio103—1 year out$57,887$10,95015Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California101—1 year out——16Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio94—1 year out——17Sierra CollegeRocklin, California92—1 year out——18Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida90$49,8101 year out——19Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California88—1 year out——20San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas88—1 year out$60,043—21Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida87$50,3311 year out$68,028$14,73522North Central Texas CollegeGainesville, Texas87—1 year out——23Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California86—1 year out——24Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida86$47,2061 year out$54,187$5,50025First Coast Technical CollegeSaint Augustine, Florida86—1 year out——26Butte CollegeOroville, California85—1 year out——27Oakland Community CollegeAuburn Hills, Michigan78$44,1781 year out——28Fresno City CollegeFresno, California73—1 year out——29Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson, Kansas73—1 year out——30St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida69$55,8291 year out—$9,55731Columbia CollegeSonora, California68—1 year out——32Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois68$77,9351 year out$71,691$12,75033Marion Technical CollegeOcala, Florida68$37,6781 year out——34Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida67—1 year out——35Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas67—1 year out——36Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, Florida66$42,6961 year out$52,443$6,94537Mahoning County Career and Technical CenterCanfield, Ohio66—1 year out$58,623—38Florida Gateway CollegeLake City, Florida65—1 year out——39Eastern Oklahoma County Technology CenterChoctaw, Oklahoma65—1 year out——40Manatee Technical CollegeBradenton, Florida64—1 year out——41Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, Florida63—1 year out——42Lake Technical CollegeEustis, Florida62$33,9421 year out——43Honolulu Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii61—1 year out——44Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California60—1 year out——45Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, Colorado60—1 year out$59,262—46Knox County Career CenterMount Vernon, Ohio60—1 year out——47Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California53—1 year out——48College of the SequoiasVisalia, California53—1 year out——49Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida49—1 year out——50Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri49$48,3211 year out$56,118$8,75051Gateway Community and Technical CollegeFlorence, Kentucky48—1 year out——52Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas47—1 year out——53Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona44$35,0591 year out$57,663—54Aims Community CollegeGreeley, Colorado44$44,4701 year out—$9,75055Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, Colorado43—1 year out——56Warren County Career CenterLebanon, Ohio42—1 year out——57Great Oaks Career CampusesCincinnati, Ohio41$41,3491 year out—$8,00058Southern Arkansas University TechCamden, Arkansas40—1 year out——59Fort Myers Technical CollegeFort Myers, Florida40—1 year out——60McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, Illinois40—1 year out——61Butler Technology and Career Development SchoolsMonroe, Ohio40$47,3791 year out—$6,60762University of FloridaGainesville, Florida39—1 year out——63Elgin Community CollegeElgin, Illinois39—1 year out——64Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove, Illinois39—1 year out——65McLennan Community CollegeWaco, Texas39$47,4671 year out$61,609$5,50066Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas39—1 year out$66,236—67Davis Technical CollegeKaysville, Utah39—1 year out——68Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont, Texas39$55,7781 year out——69Suncoast Technical CollegeSarasota, Florida38—1 year out——70Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, Tennessee38—1 year out——71San Juan CollegeFarmington, New Mexico37—1 year out——72Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas37$47,0241 year out$57,562$11,37573City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California36—1 year out——74Auburn Career CenterConcord Twp, Ohio36—1 year out——75College of the MainlandTexas City, Texas36—1 year out——76Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana35—1 year out——77Lanier Technical CollegeGainesville, Georgia34—1 year out——78Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, Illinois34—1 year out——79Coconino Community CollegeFlagstaff, Arizona33—1 year out——80Pike County Joint Vocational School DistrictPiketon, Ohio33—1 year out——81Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida32$46,6981 year out$68,973$18,97182Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City, Iowa32—1 year out——83Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah32—1 year out——84Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin32—1 year out——85Mid-EastCTC-Adult EducationZanesville, Ohio32—1 year out——86Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California31—1 year out——87Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan31—1 year out——88EHOVE Career CenterMilan, Ohio31—1 year out——89San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas31—1 year out$61,451—90Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California30—1 year out——91Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa30—1 year out——92Lake Superior CollegeDuluth, Minnesota30—1 year out——93South Plains CollegeLevelland, Texas30—1 year out——94Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona29—1 year out$56,219—95Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas29$39,2831 year out$51,611—96George Stone Technical CollegePensacola, Florida28$39,5601 year out——97Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusRoswell, New Mexico27—1 year out——98Prairie State CollegeChicago Heights, Illinois26—1 year out——99Hill CollegeHillsboro, Texas26$33,1901 year out——100Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming26—1 year out——
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).