by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Fire Science. 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 University of Florida-Online. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in fire protection, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 fire protection major at UF Online is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fire Protection. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for UF Online.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UF Online paid an average of $500 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $112 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,358 | $15,000 |
| Fees | $518 | $1,579 |
| Books and Supplies | $890 | $890 |
Learn more about UF Online 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 UF Online in Fire Protection walked away with an average of $17,750 in student debt. That is 39% lower than the national average of $28,930.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that UF Online offers online option in its fire protection bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UF Online Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in fire protection in 2019-2020, 20.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 8.9%.
Around 32.6% of fire protection bachelor’s degree recipients at UF Online in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Fire Protection students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Science | 43 |
*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.
