Fire Protection at Purdue University Global

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

Purdue University Global is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 43,927 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 112 fire protection majors received their bachelor's degree from Purdue University Global.

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.

Purdue University Global Fire Protection Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue University Global

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Purdue University Global Fire Protection Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The fire protection major at Purdue University Global 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	2
Most Popular Fire Protection Schools	5

In 2021, 89 students received their master’s degree in fire protection from Purdue University Global. This makes it the #1 most popular school for fire protection master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Purdue University Global Fire Protection Graduates

The median salary of fire protection students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue University Global is $73,459. This is about the same as the yearly salary of allfire protection bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.

Fire Protection Student Demographics at Purdue University Global

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

Purdue University Global Fire Protection Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 95% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 5% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at Purdue University Global are white. Around 76% 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 Purdue University Global with a associate's in fire protection.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Purdue University Global Fire Protection Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of fire protection bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women. The typical fire protection bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue University Global since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fire protection at Purdue University Global 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 Purdue University Global with a bachelor's in fire protection.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	85
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Purdue University Global Fire Protection Master’s Program

Of the 89 students who earned a master's degree in Fire Protection from Purdue University Global in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a fire protection master's degree from Purdue University Global, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the fire protection master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Related Majors

• 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University Global.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Firefighters	7,430	$49,460
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Fire Fighting Supervisors	990	$66,510
Fire Inspectors	170	$53,670

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.