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Fire Protection at California State University-Los Angeles

If you plan to study Fire Protection, you may want to check out the program at California State University-Los Angeles. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

California State University-Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 38 fire protection degrees were granted at California State University-Los Angeles.

Online & Distance Learning at California State University-Los Angeles

Many students take online classes at California State University-Los Angeles. Of 23,163 students, 1,217 (5%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 10,921 (47%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at California State University-Los Angeles

These rankings give you a sense of how California State University-Los Angeles’s Fire Protection program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#7 of 39
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#7 of 52
Best Value	California	#10 of 40
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#10 of 53
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#18 of 206
Best Value	Nationwide	#19 of 204

Earnings for Fire Protection Graduates from California State University-Los Angeles

Graduates of California State University-Los Angeles’s Fire Protection program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$43,069
2 years	$39,729
3 years	$44,806
4 years	$61,178
5 years	$68,683

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Fire Protection graduates from California State University-Los Angeles take home a median $61,178, compared with $61,510 for all California State University-Los Angeles graduates — about 1% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Fire Protection graduates from California State University-Los Angeles comes in at $11,750.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Fire Protection graduates at California State University-Los Angeles, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Fire Protection graduates at California State University-Los Angeles are 13% women (5) and 87% men (33).

Fire Protection Bachelor’s Program at California State University-Los Angeles

Of the 38 bachelor’s fire protection graduates at California State University-Los Angeles, 13% were women (5) and 87% were men (33).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Fire Protection bachelor’s degree recipients at California State University-Los Angeles.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	28
Black / African American	3
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 84% of Fire Protection bachelor’s degree recipients at California State University-Los Angeles, higher than the national average of 14%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Fire Protection Concentrations at California State University-Los Angeles

This Fire Protection program at California State University-Los Angeles includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Services Administration	38

Top-Paying Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Those who complete Fire Protection program at California State University-Los Angeles pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Fire Protection graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,398
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$63,677
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$60,919

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.