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Fire Protection at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

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Fire Protection at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

What traits are you looking for in a fire protection school? To help you decide if Colorado State University - Fort Collins is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's fire protection program.

Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and approximately 32,428 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 fire protection majors received their bachelor's degree from Colorado State.

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.

Colorado State Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Protection

Online Classes Are Available at Colorado State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Colorado State offers distance education options for fire protection at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Colorado State Fire Protection Rankings

The fire protection major at Colorado State 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 Colorado State Make?

The median salary of fire protection students who receive their bachelor's degree at Colorado State is $76,384. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $73,459 for all fire protection bachelor's degree recipients.

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Fire Protection Student Demographics at Colorado State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire protection majors at Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Colorado State Fire Protection Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in fire protection from Colorado State in 2021, 81% were men and 19% were women. The typical fire protection bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% women. So female students are more repesented at Colorado State since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fire protection at Colorado State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Colorado State 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 CO, the home state for Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Managers 8,940 $138,490
Firefighters 5,560 $61,160
Fire Fighting Supervisors 1,300 $84,340
Fire Inspectors 130 $74,790
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 80 $43,650

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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