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Fire Protection at Eastern Oregon University

Fire Protection at Eastern Oregon University

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

EOU is located in La Grande, Oregon and has a total student population of 2,853.

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.

EOU Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Protection

EOU Fire Protection Rankings

The fire protection major at EOU 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.

Fire Protection Student Demographics at EOU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire protection majors at Eastern Oregon University.

EOU Fire Protection Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of fire protection bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women. The typical fire protection bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% women. So female students are more repesented at EOU since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fire protection at EOU 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 Oregon University with a bachelor's in fire protection.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

Fire Protection majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Oregon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Services Administration 39

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 OR, the home state for Eastern Oregon University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Managers 7,850 $94,400
Firefighters 3,410 $66,330
Fire Fighting Supervisors 1,080 $85,450
Fire Inspectors 130 $89,860
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 50 $62,630

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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