by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Fire Protection is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Methodist University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in fire protection, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Methodist was $1,141 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $35,336 | $35,336 |
| Fees | $700 | $700 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,828 | $12,828 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $8,158 | $8,158 |
Learn more about Methodist tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Fire Protection students who received their bachelor’s degree at Methodist took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 7% lower than the national average of $28,930.
The median early career salary of fire protection students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Methodist is $28,236 per year. That is 55% lower than the national average of $62,700.
Online degrees for the Methodist fire protection bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Methodist Online Learning page.
Women made up around 65.4% of the fire protection students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 8.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in fire protection at Methodist in 2019-2020, 30.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Fire Protection students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention | 26 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 27 |
| Security Science and Technology | 6 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
