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Fire Protection at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

If you are interested in studying Fire Protection, you may want to check out the program at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University sits in Weatherford, OK.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 4 fire protection degrees were granted at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Online Class Availability at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Many students take online classes at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Among 5,186 students, 1,882 (36%) studied exclusively online and 2,145 (41%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Fire Protection graduates at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Fire Protection graduates at Southwestern Oklahoma State University are 25% women (1) and 75% men (3).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Of the 4 associate’s fire protection degrees awarded at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 25% were women (1) and 75% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1

Minority students account for 50% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, above the national average of 31%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Fire Protection Concentrations at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Fire Protection program at Southwestern Oklahoma State University includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Science	4

Highest-Paying Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Those who complete Fire Protection program at Southwestern Oklahoma State University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Fire Protection majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,398
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$63,677
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$60,919

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.