Associate's · Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

Fire Protection (Associate's): earnings by school

29 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$56,994
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$74,290
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$10,264
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 25 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $64,879 and $81,556. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College OH—$103,302—
Central Oregon Community College OR—$96,494—
Waldorf University IA$78,411$90,602—
College of DuPage IL—$89,991—
Columbia Southern University AL$86,739$88,114$10,027
North Shore Community College MA$90,849$87,731—
Blinn College District TX—$81,556—
Purdue University Global IN$71,279$81,259$21,278
Utah Valley University UT$78,096$78,436$10,500
American Public University System WV$62,638$77,650—
Southern Maine Community College ME—$76,281—
Mt San Antonio College CA$46,120$74,354—
Santa Ana College CA—$74,290—
Fox Valley Technical College WI—$72,460$9,250
Honolulu Community College HI$41,414$70,582—
Pikes Peak State College CO$69,030——
Pima Community College AZ—$68,557—
Springfield Technical Community College MA—$67,156—
Lake Superior College MN—$66,854—
Vincennes University IN$49,533$64,879—
College of Southern Nevada NV$43,081$64,487—
Hutchinson Community College KS$48,353$63,072—
Valencia College FL$39,588$61,605—
Lakes Region Community College NH$57,408——
Ivy Tech Community College IN$56,579——
Central New Mexico Community College NM—$55,883—
Indian River State College FL—$54,150—
Butte College CA—$52,959—
Spokane Community College WA$45,744——