by our College Data Analytics TeamFire Protection is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Purdue University Global. 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. Purdue University Global was ranked #24 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for fire protection majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Indiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for Purdue University Global.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Purdue University Global paid an average of $371 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $280 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,080 | $13,356 |
| Fees | $87 | $1,122 |
Learn more about Purdue University Global 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Purdue University Global in Fire Protection walked away with an average of $40,205 in student debt. That is 39% higher than the national average of $28,930.
The median early career salary of fire protection students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Global is $68,219 per year. That is 9% 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 Purdue University Global. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue University Global Online Learning page.
About 8.9% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in fire protection at Purdue University Global in 2019-2020, 22.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 76 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Fire Protection students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician | 7 |
| Fire Services Administration | 94 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fire protection.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 396 |
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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.
