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 University of Maryland Global Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in fire protection, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UMGC was ranked #36 on College Factual's Best Schools for fire protection list. It is also ranked #1 in Maryland.
Here are some of the other rankings for UMGC.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UMGC paid an average of $499 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $300 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,200 | $11,976 |
| Fees | $360 | $360 |
Learn more about UMGC tuition and fees.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. UMGC does offer online classes in its fire protection bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMGC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in fire protection in 2019-2020, none of them were women.
Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at UMGC in fire protection at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Fire Protection students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Services Administration | 1 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 321 |
| Security Science and Technology | 106 |
*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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