Fire Science at Utah Valley University

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

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 109 students received their associate's degree in fire science.

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

UVU Fire Science Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Fire Science (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Fire Science
• Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Science

UVU Fire Science Rankings

The fire science major at UVU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fire Science. 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 Science Student Demographics at UVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire science majors at Utah Valley University.

UVU Fire Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of fire science associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire science only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at UVU may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire science at UVU are white. Around 84% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Utah Valley University with a associate's in fire science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	92
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UVU Fire Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 fire science majors earned their bachelor's degree from UVU. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical fire science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% women. So female students are more repesented at UVU since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fire science at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in fire science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	62
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

Careers That Fire Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Firefighters	2,000	$37,960
Fire Fighting Supervisors	580	$68,040
Fire Inspectors	190	$58,000

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 uvuphotos under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.