by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Fire Services Administration. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Fire Protection is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at California State University - Los Angeles. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in fire protection, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Cal State LA was ranked #47 on College Factual's Best Schools for fire protection list. It is also ranked #12 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for Cal State LA.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
| Fees | $1,043 | $1,043 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,046 | $1,046 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,932 | $16,932 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,317 | $4,317 |
Learn more about Cal State LA tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Fire Protection students who received their bachelor’s degree at Cal State LA took out an average of $10,854 in student loans. That is 62% lower than the national average of $28,930.
fire protection who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cal State LA make an average of $39,009 a year during the early days of their career. That is 38% lower than the national average of $62,700.
Online degrees for the Cal State LA fire protection bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cal State LA Online Learning page.
About 6.5% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in fire protection in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 8.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in fire protection at Cal State LA in 2019-2020, 73.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Fire Protection students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Services Administration | 46 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 307 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities 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 racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
