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
1Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois36$104,0171 year out—$17,7252Waldorf UniversityForest City, Iowa57$97,7311 year out$100,301$21,7833Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana120$89,6221 year out$87,490$29,6364University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida43$86,7401 year out—$12,2965University of FloridaGainesville, Florida0$86,7401 year out—$12,2966Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, Alabama585$82,7181 year out$87,912$21,2487Anna Maria CollegePaxton, Massachusetts58$81,6371 year out$115,875$22,8758Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma—$75,5031 year out$90,486$26,5009American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia50$73,3021 year out$81,009$19,43410Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina37$67,5861 year out$81,600$15,77711Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky68$66,6171 year out$75,018$27,00012Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah87$60,5221 year out$80,033$20,03613Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, Oregon36$58,9111 year out—$25,00014University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut23$57,3921 year out$70,284$26,37515New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey21$54,6001 year out$62,597$26,00016University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio15$49,5821 year out$62,850$25,75017California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California39$48,2891 year out$68,683$11,75018CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York33$48,1211 year out$62,910$16,50019Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, Illinois14$41,4321 year out—$22,72320Methodist UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina20$30,6371 year out—$27,00021Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia23—1 year out——22University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio19—1 year out——23Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado18—1 year out——24East Georgia State CollegeSwainsboro, Georgia13—1 year out——25Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts13—1 year out——26California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California13—1 year out——27University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin12—1 year out——28Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado11—1 year out$98,338$34,00829Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio10—1 year out——30Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, Michigan9—1 year out$70,707—31Idaho State UniversityPocatello, Idaho7—1 year out——32College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada6—1 year out——33Columbia CollegeColumbia, South Carolina2—1 year out——34Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington2—1 year out——35University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland1—1 year out——36Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, North Carolina1—1 year out——
Associate programs — top 100 of 300 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, Ohio7$91,9441 year out—$6,1252North Shore Community CollegeDanvers, Massachusetts29$90,9481 year out—$10,1923Waldorf UniversityForest City, Iowa23$76,0321 year out$79,231$12,6094Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, Alabama432$75,3261 year out$80,640$10,5005Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana31$70,7491 year out$80,826$21,2446College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois30$58,1601 year out——7Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California53$53,8471 year out$114,446$14,0008Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson, Kansas33$51,0071 year out$56,793—9Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida56$45,6571 year out—$8,00010Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana10$38,3261 year out$46,614$12,00011Honolulu Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii37$37,8171 year out——12Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse, New York12$37,7051 year out$59,653—13Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah116—1 year out$85,741$10,37014Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California89—1 year out——15Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California70—1 year out$86,031—16American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia63—1 year out$61,771$18,19117Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California60—1 year out——18Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California51—1 year out——19Sierra CollegeRocklin, California47—1 year out——20Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California41—1 year out——21Mission CollegeSanta Clara, California41—1 year out——22Bates Technical CollegeTacoma, Washington37—1 year out——23Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California37—1 year out——24Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California35—1 year out——25College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California34—1 year out——26Weatherford CollegeWeatherford, Texas34—1 year out——27Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana33—1 year out——28College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada33—1 year out——29Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas33—1 year out——30Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California32—1 year out——31Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California31—1 year out——32Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California31—1 year out——33Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, Tennessee31—1 year out——34Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida30—1 year out$52,955—35Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington, Kentucky30—1 year out——36Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California30—1 year out——37Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado29—1 year out——38Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin29—1 year out$76,568$10,00039Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California28—1 year out——40Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming26—1 year out——41Chemeketa Community CollegeSalem, Oregon25—1 year out—$16,41942Butte CollegeOroville, California24—1 year out——43El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California24—1 year out——44San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California24—1 year out——45Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois23—1 year out——46South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas23—1 year out——47Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California21—1 year out$91,630—48Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico21—1 year out$61,487—49San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas21—1 year out$63,762—50Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona20—1 year out$62,429—51Columbia CollegeSonora, California20—1 year out——52East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California20—1 year out——53Aims Community CollegeGreeley, Colorado20—1 year out——54Everett Community CollegeEverett, Washington20—1 year out——55Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California19—1 year out——56St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida19—1 year out$87,235—57Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas19—1 year out——58American River CollegeSacramento, California18—1 year out——59Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York18—1 year out——60Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, Washington18—1 year out——61Hawaii Community CollegeHilo, Hawaii18—1 year out——62Fresno City CollegeFresno, California17—1 year out——63Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California17—1 year out——64Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California17—1 year out——65Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida17—1 year out$99,745—66Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove, Illinois17—1 year out——67Southern Maine Community CollegeSouth Portland, Maine17—1 year out$63,780—68Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas17—1 year out——69Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington17—1 year out——70Lake Superior CollegeDuluth, Minnesota16—1 year out——71El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas16—1 year out$57,398—72University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska15—1 year out——73Yuba CollegeMarysville, California15—1 year out——74William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois15—1 year out——75Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardner, Massachusetts15—1 year out——76Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan15—1 year out——77Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, North Carolina15—1 year out——78Central Oregon Community CollegeBend, Oregon15—1 year out——79Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California14—1 year out——80College of the SequoiasVisalia, California14—1 year out——81Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado14—1 year out——82Bristol Community CollegeFall River, Massachusetts14—1 year out——83Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington14—1 year out——84Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California13—1 year out——85Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida13—1 year out——86Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina13—1 year out——87Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, North Carolina13—1 year out——88Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas13—1 year out——89Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePhenix City, Alabama12—1 year out——90Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California12—1 year out——91Lanier Technical CollegeGainesville, Georgia12—1 year out——92McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, Illinois12—1 year out——93Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas12—1 year out——94Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts12—1 year out——95Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherford, Oklahoma12—1 year out——96Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin12—1 year out$68,608—97John Wood Community CollegeQuincy, Illinois11—1 year out——98Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada11—1 year out——99Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, North Carolina11—1 year out——100Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, North Carolina11—1 year out——
Certificate programs — top 100 of 268 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois68$77,9351 year out$71,691$12,7502St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida69$55,8291 year out—$9,5573Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont, Texas39$55,7781 year out——4Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville, Florida19$52,8561 year out——5Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California25$50,3641 year out——6Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida87$50,3311 year out$68,028$14,7357Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida90$49,8101 year out——8Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri49$48,3211 year out$56,118$8,7509Augusta Technical CollegeAugusta, Georgia0$48,2651 year out——10McLennan Community CollegeWaco, Texas39$47,4671 year out$61,609$5,50011Butler Technology and Career Development SchoolsMonroe, Ohio40$47,3791 year out—$6,60712Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida86$47,2061 year out$54,187$5,50013Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas37$47,0241 year out$57,562$11,37514Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida32$46,6981 year out$68,973$18,97115Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California306$46,6601 year out—$15,00016Aims Community CollegeGreeley, Colorado44$44,4701 year out—$9,75017Oakland Community CollegeAuburn Hills, Michigan78$44,1781 year out——18Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, Florida66$42,6961 year out$52,443$6,94519Great Oaks Career CampusesCincinnati, Ohio41$41,3491 year out—$8,00020George Stone Technical CollegePensacola, Florida28$39,5601 year out——21Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas29$39,2831 year out$51,611—22Marion Technical CollegeOcala, Florida68$37,6781 year out——23Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona44$35,0591 year out$57,663—24Lake Technical CollegeEustis, Florida62$33,9421 year out——25Hill CollegeHillsboro, Texas26$33,1901 year out——26Shasta CollegeRedding, California198—1 year out——27East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California180—1 year out——28Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California179—1 year out——29Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California170—1 year out——30Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida152—1 year out——31Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California148—1 year out——32Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida143—1 year out——33Clark State CollegeSpringfield, Ohio128—1 year out——34Aparicio-Levy Technical CollegeTampa, Florida117—1 year out——35William T McFatter Technical CollegeDavie, Florida105—1 year out——36Pueblo Community CollegePueblo, Colorado103—1 year out——37Apollo Career CenterLima, Ohio103—1 year out——38Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio103—1 year out$57,887$10,95039Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California101—1 year out——40Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio94—1 year out——41Sierra CollegeRocklin, California92—1 year out——42Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California88—1 year out——43San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas88—1 year out$60,043—44North Central Texas CollegeGainesville, Texas87—1 year out——45Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California86—1 year out——46First Coast Technical CollegeSaint Augustine, Florida86—1 year out——47Butte CollegeOroville, California85—1 year out——48Fresno City CollegeFresno, California73—1 year out——49Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson, Kansas73—1 year out——50Columbia CollegeSonora, California68—1 year out——51Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida67—1 year out——52Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas67—1 year out——53Mahoning County Career and Technical CenterCanfield, Ohio66—1 year out$58,623—54Florida Gateway CollegeLake City, Florida65—1 year out——55Eastern Oklahoma County Technology CenterChoctaw, Oklahoma65—1 year out——56Manatee Technical CollegeBradenton, Florida64—1 year out——57Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, Florida63—1 year out——58Honolulu Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii61—1 year out——59Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California60—1 year out——60Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, Colorado60—1 year out$59,262—61Knox County Career CenterMount Vernon, Ohio60—1 year out——62Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California53—1 year out——63College of the SequoiasVisalia, California53—1 year out——64Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida49—1 year out——65Gateway Community and Technical CollegeFlorence, Kentucky48—1 year out——66Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas47—1 year out——67Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, Colorado43—1 year out——68Warren County Career CenterLebanon, Ohio42—1 year out——69Southern Arkansas University TechCamden, Arkansas40—1 year out——70Fort Myers Technical CollegeFort Myers, Florida40—1 year out——71McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, Illinois40—1 year out——72University of FloridaGainesville, Florida39—1 year out——73Elgin Community CollegeElgin, Illinois39—1 year out——74Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove, Illinois39—1 year out——75Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas39—1 year out$66,236—76Davis Technical CollegeKaysville, Utah39—1 year out——77Suncoast Technical CollegeSarasota, Florida38—1 year out——78Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, Tennessee38—1 year out——79San Juan CollegeFarmington, New Mexico37—1 year out——80City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California36—1 year out——81Auburn Career CenterConcord Twp, Ohio36—1 year out——82College of the MainlandTexas City, Texas36—1 year out——83Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana35—1 year out——84Lanier Technical CollegeGainesville, Georgia34—1 year out——85Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, Illinois34—1 year out——86Coconino Community CollegeFlagstaff, Arizona33—1 year out——87Pike County Joint Vocational School DistrictPiketon, Ohio33—1 year out——88Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City, Iowa32—1 year out——89Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah32—1 year out——90Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin32—1 year out——91Mid-EastCTC-Adult EducationZanesville, Ohio32—1 year out——92Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California31—1 year out——93Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan31—1 year out——94EHOVE Career CenterMilan, Ohio31—1 year out——95San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas31—1 year out$61,451—96Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California30—1 year out——97Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa30—1 year out——98Lake Superior CollegeDuluth, Minnesota30—1 year out——99South Plains CollegeLevelland, Texas30—1 year out——100Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona29—1 year out$56,219—
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 (—).