Fire Protection.

CIP Code: 43.02 • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 43.0201 - 43.0299.

Colleges Offering

Avg. Median Earnings

$84,155

Highest Earnings

$98,019

Highest Earnings

Graduates from Colorado State University-Fort Collins earn the highest median salary at $98,019

Career Paths & Salaries

Common careers for graduates with this degree, including national median salaries from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023)

Managers, All Other

SOC Code: 11-9199

$141,900

median salary

Hourly Wage

$68.22/hr

Total Jobs

622,190

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers

SOC Code: 33-1021

$93,530

median salary

Hourly Wage

$44.96/hr

Total Jobs

99,140

Fire Inspectors and Investigators

SOC Code: 33-2021

$75,920

median salary

Hourly Wage

$36.50/hr

Total Jobs

13,800

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC Code: 25-1194

$63,820

median salary

Hourly Wage

$30.68/hr

Total Jobs

114,110

Firefighters

SOC Code: 33-2011

$59,280

median salary

Hourly Wage

$28.50/hr

Total Jobs

345,990

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists

SOC Code: 33-2022

$56,870

median salary

Hourly Wage

$27.34/hr

Total Jobs

2,780

NO MATCH

SOC Code: 99-9999

N/A

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

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Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2023)

What Fire Protection. graduates actually earn

Real federal earnings data with honest ranges — a 10-year outlook per school, shown as a band instead of a single made-up number.

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Colleges Offering Fire Protection.

Showing 1-25 of 45 colleges

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American Public University System

Charles Town, WV

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$87,428

1-Year Earnings

$73,302

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

$93,820

California State University-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

$61,998

California State University-San Marcos

San Marcos, CA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$98,019

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Columbia College

Columbia, SC

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Graduates/Year

932

Median Earnings

$88,735

1-Year Earnings

$93,578

CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York, NY

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York, NY

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$72,228

1-Year Earnings

$48,121

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, KY

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$80,497

1-Year Earnings

$62,905

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

$115,217

East Georgia State College

Swainsboro, GA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, FL

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N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$73,969

1-Year Earnings

$74,857

Gardner-Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

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N/A

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Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

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Median Earnings

N/A

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Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, MI

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

$68,504

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

$79,958

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Methodist University

Fayetteville, NC

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$53,649

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Denver, CO

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

$67,767

New England College

Henniker, NH

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

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