Fire Science & Fire-Fighting

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2016

8,151

declining 4.16%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$2,994

growing 6.32%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$19,656

declining 1.31%

Average Wage

$62,487

growing 2.05%

People in Workforce

1.08M

growing 7.86%

Average Employee Age

39.3

growing 0.186%

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Employment

Diversity

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The locations with the highest concentration of Fire Science & Fire-Fighting degree recipients are Orange Beach, AL, Orem, UT, and Springfield, OH. The locations with a relatively high number of Fire Science & Fire-Fighting degree recipients are Canfield, OH, Choctaw, OK, and Fort Shawnee, OH. The most common degree awarded to students studying Fire Science & Fire-Fighting is a < 1 year postsecondary certificate.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Fire Science & Fire-Fighting and the types of students that study this field. Columbia Southern University awards the most degrees in Fire Science & Fire-Fighting in the US, but Mahoning County Career and Technical Center and Fred D. Learey Technical College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Fire Science & Fire-Fighting.

Tuition costs for Fire Science & Fire-Fighting majors are, on average, $2,994 for in-state public colleges, and $19,656 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Fire Science & Fire-Fighting programs are Public, 2-year institutions (266 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (4,929 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Fire Science & Fire-Fighting

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Fire Science & Fire-Fighting, is Public, 2-year (4,929 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Fire Science & Fire-Fighting programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$2,994

Median In-State Public

$19,656

Median Out of State Private

Columbia Southern University has the most Fire Science & Fire-Fighting degree recipients, with 604 degrees awarded in 2016.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Fire Science & Fire-Fighting.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Fire Science & Fire-Fighting programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Mahoning County Career and Technical Center and Fred D. Learey Technical College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Fire Science & Fire-Fighting, with 54.4% and 36.1%, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Fire Science & Fire-Fighting

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Fire Science & Fire-Fighting by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Fire Science & Fire-Fighting.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Protective Services graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Protective Services majors is $62,487 and the most common occupations are Police officers, Miscellaneous managers, and Social workers.

The industry that employs the most Protective Services majors is Justice, public order, & safety activities , though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Commercial, industrial & other intangible assets rental & leasing.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fire Science & Fire-Fighting is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

$62,487

Average Wage in Workforce

± $1,265

2.05%

1 Year Growth

± 2.83%

The average salary for Protective Services majors is $62,487 and the most common occupations are Police officers, Miscellaneous managers, and Social workers.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Protective Services majors.

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± 25,466

7.86%

1 Year Growth

± 3.14%

The number of Protective Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 7.86%, from 1M in 2016 to 1.08M in 2017.

The industry which employs the most Protective Services graduates by share is Justice, public order, & safety activities , followed by Elementary & secondary schools. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Protective Services.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fire Science & Fire-Fighting is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Protective Services majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Protective Services majors.

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Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Protective Services in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Protective Services is 39.3, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate. Male employees are more likely to hold Protective Services degrees, and White students earn the majority (6,043) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fire Science & Fire-Fighting is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

39.3

Average Age in 2017

± 0.27 Years

0.186%

1 Year Change

± 0.992%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Protective Services. The most common ages of employees with this major are 27 and 31 years old, which represent 3.94% and 3.83% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Fire Science & Fire-Fighting are < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate, Associates Degree, and 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fire Science & Fire-Fighting is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Protective Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (91.1%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by gender at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Fire Science & Fire-Fighting.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
6,043 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
1,053 degrees awarded
Black or African American
366 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Fire Science & Fire-Fighting for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

White Male
287 degrees awarded
White Female
28 degrees awarded
Unknown Male
27 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Fire Science & Fire-Fighting. White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fire Science & Fire-Fighting is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

Most Common Countries of Origin

Mexico
10,875 degree recipients
India
4,308 degree recipients
Jamaica
3,966 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Chile
4.26 times more than expected
Egypt
3.62 times more than expected
Lebanon
3.42 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Chile that hold Protective Services degrees (4.26 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (10,875 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Fire Science & Fire-Fighting field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fire Science & Fire-Fighting majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Fire Science & Fire-Fighting majors need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Operation and Control.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Fire Science & Fire-Fighting majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Repairing is very distinctive for majors, but the Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Monitoring are the three most important skills for people in the field.