Fire Protection at Idaho State University

If you plan to study fire protection, take a look at what Idaho State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and has a total student population of 11,766.

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.

ISU Fire Protection Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection
• Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Protection

ISU Fire Protection Rankings

The fire protection major at ISU 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 ISU

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

ISU Fire Protection Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at ISU may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 55% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at ISU are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Idaho State University with a associate's in fire protection.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ISU Fire Protection Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of fire protection bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fire protection at ISU 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 Idaho State University with a bachelor's in fire protection.

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

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

If you plan to be a fire protection major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Idaho State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Science	7

Related Majors

• Criminal Justice & Corrections
• Homeland Security

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 ID, the home state for Idaho State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Firefighters	1,550	$40,490
Managers	1,350	$85,070
Fire Fighting Supervisors	400	$58,070

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 Staplegunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.