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Fire Protection at University of Florida

Fire Protection at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 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.

UF Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Fire Protection (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Master’s Degree in Fire Protection

UF Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Fire Protection Master’s Program

42% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of fire protection master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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Of the students who received a fire protection master's degree from UF, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Science 28

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.

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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