Fire Protection at Utah Valley University

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a fire protection school? To help you decide if Utah Valley University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's fire protection program.

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 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.

UVU Fire Protection Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Fire Protection (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection
Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Protection

UVU Fire Protection Rankings

The fire protection major at UVU 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 UVU

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

UVU Fire Protection Associate’s Program

22% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at UVU may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at UVU are white. Around 84% 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 Utah Valley University with a associate's in fire protection.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	98
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UVU Fire Protection Bachelor’s Program

28% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of fire protection bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% 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 UVU since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fire protection at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in fire protection.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	72
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 Utah Valley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Science	180

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 UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Firefighters	2,000	$37,960
Fire Fighting Supervisors	580	$68,040
Fire Inspectors	190	$58,000

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
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