Fire Protection at Eastern Kentucky University
Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and approximately 14,465 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received a bachelor's degree in fire protection from Eastern.
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.
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Eastern Fire Protection Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Protection
Eastern Fire Protection Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks fire protection programs across the country. The following shows how Eastern performed in these rankings.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The fire protection major at Eastern 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.
| Ranking Type | Rank |
|---|---|
| Most Focused Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools | 89 |
| Most Focused Fire Protection Schools | 162 |
| 166 | |
| Best Value Fire Protection Schools | 183 |
Earnings of Eastern Fire Protection Graduates
The median salary of fire protection students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern is $48,702. This is less than $73,459, which is the national average of all fire protection majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
Fire Protection Student Demographics at Eastern
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire protection majors at Eastern Kentucky University.
Eastern Fire Protection Bachelor’s Program
About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fire protection at Eastern 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in fire protection.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| White | 45 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Eastern also has a doctoral program available in fire protection. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- Security Science and Technology
- Homeland Security
- Other Homeland Security
- Criminal Justice & Corrections
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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.
| Occupation | Jobs in KY | Average Salary in KY |
|---|---|---|
| Firefighters | 4,240 | $33,520 |
| Managers | 3,260 | $92,630 |
| Fire Fighting Supervisors | 1,010 | $58,350 |
| Fire Inspectors | 130 | $43,640 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Alpha 40475 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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