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Basic Certificate in Fire Protection

Basic Certificates in Fire Protection

6,925 Yearly Graduations
12% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 35% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.3% of fire protection graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Fire Protection Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 6,925 people earned their basic certificate in fire protection. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in fire protection at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 6,925
Associate Degree 3,939
Bachelor’s Degree 1,502
Undergraduate Certificate 1,008
Master’s Degree 132
Graduate Certificate 19
Doctor’s Degree 8

Earnings of Fire Protection Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in fire protection. About 88.2% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 6,106
Women 819
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The racial-ethnic distribution of fire protection basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 118
Black or African American 289
Hispanic or Latino 1,708
White 4,282
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 510
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to fire protection that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 17,357
1,139
Homeland Security 804
Other Homeland Security 183

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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