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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in fire protection, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for fire protection majors, Colorado State came in at #10. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Colorado.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Colorado State paid an average of $1,407 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $428 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,426 | $28,147 |
| Fees | $2,388 | $2,388 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,787 | $10,787 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,665 | $1,665 |
Learn more about Colorado State tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Colorado State in Fire Protection walked away with an average of $20,900 in student debt. That is 28% lower than the national average of $28,930.
fire protection who receive their bachelor’s degree from Colorado State make an average of $78,971 a year during the early days of their career. That is 26% higher than the national average of $62,700.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the fire protection bachelor’s degree program at Colorado State. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Colorado State Online Learning page.
About 9.1% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in fire protection in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 8.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 9.1% of the fire protection bachelor’s degrees at Colorado State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Fire Protection students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Services Administration | 22 |
*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.
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