Fire Protection at Eastern Oregon University

If you plan to study fire protection, take a look at what Eastern Oregon University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

EOU is located in La Grande, Oregon and has a total student population of 2,853.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fire Protection section at the bottom of this page.

EOU Fire Protection Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Protection

Online Classes Are Available at EOU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, EOU does offer online courses in fire protection for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

EOU Fire Protection Rankings

The fire protection major at EOU 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.

Fire Protection Student Demographics at EOU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire protection majors at Eastern Oregon University.

EOU Fire Protection Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 fire protection majors earned their bachelor's degree from EOU. Of these graduates, 95% were men and 5% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fire protection at EOU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Oregon University with a bachelor's in fire protection.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

EOU also has a doctoral program available in fire protection. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

Fire Protection majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Oregon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

Careers That Fire Protection Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire protection can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for Eastern Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Firefighters	3,410	$66,330
Fire Fighting Supervisors	1,080	$85,450
Fire Inspectors	130	$89,860
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	50	$62,630

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.