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2026 Highest Paid Fire Protection Grads in Colorado

[Fire Protection](/majors/protective-security-safety-services/fire-protection/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their fire protection graduates.

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• Highest Paid Fire Protection Grads in Colorado

2026 Highest Paid Fire Protection Grads in Colorado

If you want to know which schools send fire protection graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Fire Protection Graduates

1

Colorado State University Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

$98,338 Average Early-Career Salary

For graduate earnings in fire protection, no school beat Colorado State University Fort Collins this year. Set in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State University Fort Collins is a public institution. Early-career fire protection graduates from Colorado State University Fort Collins make a median of around $98,338 per year.

2

Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, CO

$59,426 Average Early-Career Salary

Red Rocks Community College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying fire protection schools. Red Rocks Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Lakewood. After graduating, fire protection degree recipients from Red Rocks Community College typically earn about $59,426 annually.

3

Aims Community College
Greeley, CO

$44,470 Average Early-Career Salary

Students chasing top earnings in fire protection will find them at Aims Community College, which ranked #3. Set in the city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public institution. Students who complete the fire protection program here go on to a median salary of roughly $44,470.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their fire protection graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.