by our College Data Analytics TeamFire Protection is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Purdue University Global. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate 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 Purdue University Global was $371 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $280 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,080 | $13,356 |
| Fees | $87 | $1,122 |
Learn more about Purdue University Global tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Fire Protection students who received their associate degree at Purdue University Global took out an average of $19,174 in student loans. That is 29% higher than the national average of $14,848.
The median early career salary of fire protection students who receive their associate degree from Purdue University Global is $65,332 per year. That is 26% higher than the national average of $51,707.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the fire protection associate degree program at Purdue University Global. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue University Global Online Learning page.
Women made up around 6.1% of the fire protection students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 9.4%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in fire protection at Purdue University Global in 2019-2020, 15.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Fire Protection students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician | 1 |
| Fire Science | 32 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fire protection.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 248 |
View All Fire Protection Related Majors >
*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.
