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Fire Protection at University of Florida-Online

Every fire protection school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fire protection program at University of Florida-Online stacks up to those at other schools.

UF Online is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 4,407. Of the 848 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Florida-Online in 2021, 50 of them were fire protection majors.

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.

UF Online Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Protection

Online Classes Are Available at UF Online

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UF Online offers distance education options for fire protection at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UF Online Fire Protection Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the fire protection progam at UF Online compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The fire protection major at UF Online 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 Focused Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools 4
Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools 5
Most Popular Online Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools 5
Most Popular Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools 6
Most Popular Online Fire Protection Schools 9
Best Fire Protection Schools 10
17
Most Focused Fire Protection Schools 47
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How Much Do Fire Protection Graduates from UF Online Make?

The median salary of fire protection students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF Online is $61,715. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $73,459 for all fire protection students.

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Fire Protection Student Demographics at UF Online

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

UF Online Fire Protection Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 50 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Fire Protection from UF Online in 2020-2021, 78% were men and 22% were women. The typical fire protection bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% women. So female students are more repesented at UF Online since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fire protection at UF Online 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 Florida-Online with a bachelor's in fire protection.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 39
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UF Online 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida-Online.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Firefighters 22,690 $53,340
Fire Fighting Supervisors 4,240 $81,640
Fire Inspectors 970 $63,040

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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