Basic Certificates in Fire Science

This degree is more popular with male students, and about 31% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.2% of fire science graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Fire Science Majors

In 2021-2022, 5,261 earned their basic certificate in fire science. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in fire science at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Basic Certificate	5,261
Associate Degree	2,083
Undergraduate Certificate	699
Bachelor’s Degree	259

Earnings of Fire Science Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for fire science majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in fire science. About 88.0% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	4,631
Women	630

The racial-ethnic distribution of fire science basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	70
Black or African American	285
Hispanic or Latino	1,030
White	3,463
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	402

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to fire science that offer basic certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Prevention & Safety	1,581
Other Fire Protection	88
Fire Services Administration	84
Forest Firefighting & Investigation	20

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics

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