Undergraduate Certificates in Fire Science
Education Levels of Fire Science Majors
During the most recent year for which data is available, 569 people earned their undergraduate 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 |
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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 Undergraduate Certificates
We are unable to calculate the median earnings for fire science majors with their undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate holders.
Student Diversity
More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in fire science. About 87.3% of graduates in this field are male.
Gender | Number of Grads |
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Men | 497 |
Women | 72 |
The racial-ethnic distribution of fire science undergraduate certificate students is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 8 |
Black or African American | 20 |
Hispanic or Latino | 152 |
White | 339 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 50 |
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Related Majors
Below are some popular majors that are similar to fire science that offer undergraduate certificates.
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Fire Prevention & Safety | 400 |
Fire Services Administration | 22 |
Forest Firefighting & Investigation | 10 |
Fire Investigation & Prevention | 4 |
Fire Systems Technology | 2 |
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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