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Undergraduate Certificate in Fire Science

Undergraduate Certificates in Fire Science

569 Yearly Graduations
13% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 38% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

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
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
Men 497
Women 72
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The racial-ethnic distribution of fire science undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 8
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 152
White 339
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 50
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to fire science that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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