by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Fire Services Administration. 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 Western Illinois University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in fire protection, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at WIU was ranked #46 on College Factual's Best Schools for fire protection list. It is also ranked #4 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for WIU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at WIU was $290 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 | $8,712 | $8,712 |
| Fees | $4,392 | $4,392 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,800 | $9,800 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,230 | $2,230 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at WIU in Fire Protection walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 14% lower than the national average of $28,930.
The median early career salary of fire protection students who receive their bachelor’s degree from WIU is $33,138 per year. That is 47% lower than the national average of $62,700.
Online degrees for the WIU 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 WIU Online Learning page.
About 5.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in fire protection in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 8.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.5% of the fire protection bachelor’s degrees at WIU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 34 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Fire Protection students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Services Administration | 40 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 291 |
| Other Homeland Security | 7 |
*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.
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