Fire Protection at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

Every fire protection school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fire protection program at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Oshkosh is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and approximately 15,314 students attend the school each year.

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.

UW Oshkosh Fire Protection Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Fire Protection (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Protection

Online Classes Are Available at UW Oshkosh

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UW Oshkosh offers distance education options for fire protection at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UW Oshkosh Fire Protection Rankings

The fire protection major at UW Oshkosh 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 UW Oshkosh

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

UW Oshkosh Fire Protection Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in fire protection from UW Oshkosh. About 92% were men and 8% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fire protection at UW Oshkosh 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 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh with a bachelor's in fire protection.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW Oshkosh 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

The following fire protection concentations are available at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Firefighters	9,450	$40,310
Fire Fighting Supervisors	920	$73,610
Fire Inspectors	160	$57,460

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 Royalbroil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.