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Fire Protection at California State University - Los Angeles

If you plan to study fire protection, take a look at what California State University - Los Angeles has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745. In 2021, 33 fire protection majors received their bachelor's degree from Cal State LA.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fire Protection section at the bottom of this page.

Cal State LA Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Protection

Cal State LA Fire Protection Rankings

The fire protection major at Cal State LA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fire Protection. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

How Much Do Fire Protection Graduates from Cal State LA Make?

The median salary of fire protection students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $43,069. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $73,459 for all fire protection students.

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Fire Protection Student Demographics at Cal State LA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire protection majors at California State University - Los Angeles.

Cal State LA Fire Protection Bachelor’s Program

9% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 33 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in fire protection from Cal State LA in 2021, 91% were men and 9% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities in its fire protection bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in fire protection.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Cal State LA also has a doctoral program available in fire protection. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Fire Protection Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire protection can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California State University - Los Angeles.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Firefighters 32,910 $81,580
Fire Fighting Supervisors 2,880 $134,870
Fire Inspectors 700 $103,830
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 340 $82,000

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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