Fire Protection at University of Akron Main Campus

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

University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and approximately 16,094 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.

University of Akron Main Campus Fire Protection Degrees Available

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

University of Akron Main Campus Fire Protection Rankings

The fire protection major at University of Akron Main Campus 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 University of Akron Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire protection majors at University of Akron Main Campus.

University of Akron Main Campus Fire Protection Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at University of Akron Main Campus are white. Around 80% 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 University of Akron Main Campus with a associate's in fire protection.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Akron Main Campus Fire Protection Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of fire protection bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% 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 University of Akron Main Campus since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fire protection at University of Akron Main Campus 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 University of Akron Main Campus with a bachelor's in fire protection.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

If you plan to be a fire protection major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Akron Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Fire Protection	12
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician	2

Related Majors

• Security Science and Technology
• Homeland Security
• 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 OH, the home state for University of Akron Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Firefighters	19,210	$46,310
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Fire Fighting Supervisors	2,590	$71,050
Fire Inspectors	340	$66,650

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
• Image Credit: By sleepydre / Threeblur0 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.