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Basic Certificate in Fire Science

Basic Certificates in Fire Science

5,576 Yearly Graduations
12% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 32% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.3% of fire science graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Fire Science Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 5,576 people earned their basic certificate in fire science. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in fire science at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 5,576
Associate Degree 2,000
Undergraduate Certificate 569
Bachelor’s Degree 238
Master’s Degree 19
Graduate Certificate 12

Earnings of Fire Science Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for fire science majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for fire science students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in fire science. About 88.0% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 4,906
Women 670
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The racial-ethnic distribution of fire science basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 90
Black or African American 260
Hispanic or Latino 1,184
White 3,599
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 427
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to fire science that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Prevention & Safety 1,186
Forest Firefighting & Investigation 88
Fire Services Administration 39
Other Fire Protection 29
Fire Investigation & Prevention 7

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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