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Fire Protection at Metropolitan State University of Denver

Fire Protection at Metropolitan State University of Denver

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

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 19,086 students attend the school each year.

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.

MSU Denver Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Protection

MSU Denver Fire Protection Rankings

The fire protection major at MSU Denver 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 MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver Fire Protection Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of fire protection bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women. The typical fire protection bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% women. So female students are more repesented at MSU Denver since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fire protection at MSU Denver are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its fire protection bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

Fire Protection majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Metropolitan State University of Denver. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Services Administration 18

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 Metropolitan State University of Denver.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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