by our College Data Analytics TeamFire Protection is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Columbia Southern University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in fire protection, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 Columbia Southern University was ranked #187 on College Factual's Best Schools for fire protection list. It is also ranked #1 in Alabama.
Here are some of the other rankings for Columbia Southern University.
Part-time undergraduates at Columbia Southern University paid an average of $235 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,640 | $5,640 |
| Fees | $135 | $135 |
| Books and Supplies | $692 | $692 |
Learn more about Columbia Southern University 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 Columbia Southern University took out an average of $20,065 in student loans. That is 31% lower than the national average of $28,930.
fire protection who receive their bachelor’s degree from Columbia Southern University make an average of $69,547 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% 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 Columbia Southern University. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Southern University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in fire protection in 2019-2020, 5.6% of them 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 Columbia Southern University in 2019-2020, 12.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 17 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 325 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 90 |
Fire Protection students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Services Administration | 453 |
| Fire Science | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fire protection.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 277 |
| Homeland Security | 75 |
*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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