Fire Science at College of Southern Nevada

What traits are you looking for in a fire science school? To help you decide if College of Southern Nevada is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's fire science program.

CSN is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 29,965.

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

CSN Fire Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Fire Science

CSN Fire Science Rankings

Fire Science Student Demographics at CSN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire science majors at College of Southern Nevada.

CSN Fire Science Associate’s Program

15% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of fire science associate's degrees went to men and 15% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire science only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at CSN may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire science at CSN are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. CSN does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire science graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of Southern Nevada with a associate's in fire science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Fire Services Administration

Careers That Fire Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NV, the home state for College of Southern Nevada.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Firefighters	1,970	$66,830
Fire Fighting Supervisors	660	$95,080

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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