Fire Protection at Colorado Mesa University

If you are interested in studying fire protection, you may want to check out the program at Colorado Mesa University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Colorado Mesa is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and has a total student population of 9,110.

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.

Colorado Mesa Fire Protection Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

Colorado Mesa Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at Colorado Mesa

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

Colorado Mesa Fire Protection Associate’s Program

21% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 21% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at Colorado Mesa may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at Colorado Mesa are white. Around 93% 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 Colorado Mesa 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	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

The following fire protection concentations are available at Colorado Mesa University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Colorado Mesa University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation	9

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 CO, the home state for Colorado Mesa University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Firefighters	5,560	$61,160
Fire Fighting Supervisors	1,300	$84,340
Fire Inspectors	130	$74,790
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	80	$43,650

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
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