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Undergraduate Certificates in Fire Protection

1,073 Yearly Graduations
$40,182 Median Salary
$8,182 Median Debt
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 39% 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 2020-2021 academic year, 1,073 students earned their undergraduate 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 7,074
Associate Degree 3,986
Bachelor’s Degree 1,461
Undergraduate Certificate 1,073
Master’s Degree 153
Graduate Certificate 16
Doctor’s Degree 3

Earnings of Fire Protection Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in fire protection is $40,182. However, this can depend on a number of factors, such as where you live and the number of years experience you have. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $36,863 and the high is $42,442.

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Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in fire protection is $8,182. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $10,813 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $6,896.

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Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in fire protection. About 89.5% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 960
Women 113
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The racial-ethnic distribution of fire protection undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 28
Black or African American 41
Hispanic or Latino 279
White 622
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 100
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to fire protection that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 4,846
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Homeland Security 62
Other Homeland Security 58

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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