Fire Science at Madison Area Technical College

Every fire science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fire science program at Madison Area Technical College stacks up to those at other schools.

Madison College is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 13,057.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fire Science section at the bottom of this page.

Madison College Fire Science Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Fire Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Fire Science

Madison College Fire Science Rankings

Fire Science Student Demographics at Madison College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire science majors at Madison Area Technical College.

Madison College Fire Science Associate’s Program

27% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of fire science associate's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire science only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at Madison College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire science at Madison College are white. Around 82% 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 Madison Area Technical College with a associate's in fire science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Fire Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for Madison Area Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Firefighters	9,450	$40,310
Fire Fighting Supervisors	920	$73,610
Fire Inspectors	160	$57,460

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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