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. Of the 584 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Oregon University in 2021, 39 of them were fire protection majors.

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

Online Classes Are Available at EOU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, EOU does offer online courses in fire protection for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

EOU Fire Protection Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the fire protection progam at EOU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Online Fire Protection Schools	13

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students earned a bachelor's degree in fire protection from EOU. About 5% of these graduates were women and the other 95% were men.

About 77% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

EOU also has a doctoral program available in fire protection. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.