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Fire Protection at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students received a bachelor's degree in fire protection from SIUC.

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.

SIUC Fire Protection Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SIUC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

SIUC does offer online education options in fire protection for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

SIUC Fire Protection Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks fire protection programs across the country. The following shows how SIUC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The fire protection major at SIUC 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 Fire Protection Schools 51

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in fire protection from SIUC. This makes it the #2 most popular school for fire protection master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Fire Protection Graduates from SIUC Make?

The median salary of fire protection students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUC is $103,432. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 41% higher than the national average of $73,459 for all fire protection bachelor's degree recipients.

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Fire Protection Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire protection majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Fire Protection Bachelor’s Program

11% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The fire protection program at SIUC awarded 44 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 89% of these degrees went to men with the other 11% going to women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fire protection at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in fire protection.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 36
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

SIUC Fire Protection Master’s Program

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 19 fire protection students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUC, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

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Of the students who received a fire protection master's degree from SIUC, 74% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Firefighters 17,170 $56,710
Fire Fighting Supervisors 3,450 $90,860
Fire Inspectors 730 $64,760

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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