What Fire Protection grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $99,699 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	Lewis UniversityIL	$146,210	$149,696	$172,576	+50%
2	Eastern Oregon UniversityOR	$137,007	$147,757	$154,108	+48%
3	Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL	$121,731	$128,910	$137,991	+29%
4	Salem State UniversityMA	$115,618	$128,416	—	+29%
5	Western Oregon UniversityOR	$116,180	$124,373	$138,999	+25%
6	Bowling Green State UniversityOH	$106,906	$121,481	—	+22%
7	Colorado State UniversityCO	$94,812	$120,903	$126,300	+21%
8	University of CincinnatiOH	$105,208	$110,004	$121,288	+10%
9	Oklahoma State UniversityOK	$80,826	$99,699	$131,944	0%
10	Hampton UniversityVA	$95,419	$99,192	$65,353	-1%
11	University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI	$89,036	$95,538	$98,392	-4%
12	Fayetteville State UniversityNC	$82,651	$89,277	$99,994	-10%
13	University of New HavenCT	$51,223	$86,086	—	-14%
14	Utah Valley UniversityUT	$64,501	$83,557	$102,254	-16%
15	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNY	$57,471	$82,048	$113,931	-18%
16	University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC	$66,382	$81,671	$100,694	-18%
17	Brigham Young University - IdahoID	$49,035	$77,524	$105,599	-22%
18	Western Illinois UniversityIL	$39,425	$74,186	—	-26%
19	University of Akron (The)OH	$41,747	$66,113	$80,595	-34%
20	Liberty UniversityVA	$72,928	—	—	—
21	Metropolitan State University of DenverCO	$63,610	—	—	—

Associate

national median $81,295 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	Bunker Hill Community CollegeMA	$118,589	$134,767	—	+66%
2	Cape Cod Community CollegeMA	$106,640	$131,379	—	+62%
3	Houston Community CollegeTX	$108,097	$124,854	$118,327	+54%
4	Middlesex Community CollegeMA	$104,958	$122,926	—	+51%
5	Navarro CollegeTX	$99,592	$122,926	—	+51%
6	Moraine Valley Community CollegeIL	$98,769	$122,364	$132,774	+51%
7	Prairie State CollegeIL	$100,394	$121,802	—	+50%
8	North Shore Community CollegeMA	$108,135	$119,874	—	+47%
9	Saint Louis Community CollegeMO	$111,686	$114,831	$121,802	+41%
10	McHenry County CollegeIL	$67,570	$114,157	$114,831	+40%
11	Collin County Community College DistrictTX	$102,026	$112,807	$130,533	+39%
12	College of Lake CountyIL	$64,005	$112,340	$130,310	+38%
13	Tarrant County College DistrictTX	$101,386	$110,938	$110,768	+36%
14	Community College of AuroraCO	$69,154	$109,070	—	+34%
15	Lone Star College SystemTX	$95,335	$108,135	$116,855	+33%
16	San Antonio CollegeTX	$93,016	$107,726	$127,928	+33%
17	Weatherford CollegeTX	$97,124	$107,201	$116,529	+32%
18	University of CincinnatiOH	$94,989	$104,398	$102,529	+28%
19	San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX	$93,989	$103,997	$128,182	+28%
20	Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH	$93,187	$102,996	$104,958	+27%
21	Massasoit Community CollegeMA	$93,187	$101,595	—	+25%
22	Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA	$110,004	$100,794	—	+24%
23	Quinsigamond Community CollegeMA	$89,177	$100,794	—	+24%
24	Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY	$92,287	$100,565	$102,996	+24%
25	Midland CollegeTX	$98,592	$99,674	$104,398	+23%
26	Sinclair Community CollegeOH	$88,299	$99,192	$110,564	+22%
27	Kilgore CollegeTX	$75,525	$99,192	—	+22%
28	Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL	$43,047	$99,192	—	+22%
29	Austin Community CollegeTX	$90,511	$98,659	$121,481	+21%
30	Portland Community CollegeOR	$58,150	$97,859	$126,927	+20%
31	Joliet Junior CollegeIL	$63,240	$97,751	$124,373	+20%
32	Lakeland Community CollegeOH	$89,036	$97,356	$107,824	+20%
33	Colorado Mountain CollegeCO	$78,625	$96,791	$103,464	+19%
34	Naugatuck Valley Community CollegeCT	$68,363	$96,791	—	+19%
35	Springfield Technical Community CollegeMA	$88,155	$96,105	—	+18%
36	Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY	$65,986	$95,830	—	+18%
37	Rogue Community CollegeOR	$59,848	$95,419	—	+17%
38	Del Mar CollegeTX	$78,709	$93,589	—	+15%
39	Pikes Peak State CollegeCO	$82,489	$92,914	$103,346	+14%
40	Connecticut State Community CollegeCT	$57,867	$91,284	$99,674	+12%
41	Honolulu Community CollegeHI	$57,248	$90,181	$122,926	+11%
42	Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL	$87,170	$89,578	—	+10%
43	El Paso Community CollegeTX	$70,960	$87,772	$102,996	+8%
44	Hennepin Technical CollegeMN	$68,758	$87,772	$102,614	+8%
45	Rockland Community CollegeNY	$52,165	$87,244	—	+7%
46	Red Rocks Community CollegeCO	$71,406	$86,581	$105,705	+7%
47	John Wood Community CollegeIL	$73,075	$86,219	$99,192	+6%
48	Lincoln Land Community CollegeIL	$92,587	$84,962	—	+5%
49	Chemeketa Community CollegeOR	$46,093	$84,761	$109,303	+4%
50	Georgia State UniversityGA	$90,933	$83,557	$101,595	+3%
51	Oakton CollegeIL	$47,119	$82,614	—	+2%
52	Bristol Community CollegeMA	$96,791	$82,300	—	+1%
53	College Of DuPageIL	$44,145	$81,833	$111,278	+1%
54	Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA	$46,845	$81,295	$88,614	0%
55	Utah Valley UniversityUT	$68,742	$80,278	—	-1%
56	Illinois Central CollegeIL	$61,036	$79,950	$92,948	-2%
57	Trinity Valley Community CollegeTX	$76,015	$79,368	$107,201	-2%
58	Richland Community CollegeIL	$55,665	$78,529	$89,880	-3%
59	Hocking Technical CollegeOH	$50,419	$78,372	$89,880	-4%
60	Central Oregon Community CollegeOR	$43,497	$78,278	$104,398	-4%
61	Tidewater Community CollegeVA	$71,182	$78,072	$88,299	-4%
62	Suffolk County Community CollegeNY	$46,663	$77,755	$119,554	-4%
63	Waubonsee Community CollegeIL	$72,585	$77,273	—	-5%
64	Triton CollegeIL	$41,244	$76,015	$112,807	-6%
65	Elgin Community CollegeIL	$50,636	$75,786	$115,056	-7%
66	Blinn CollegeTX	$50,653	$75,548	$91,284	-7%
67	Louisiana State University at EuniceLA	$65,153	$75,224	$83,557	-7%
68	Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH	$49,684	$74,364	$94,100	-9%
69	Metropolitan Community CollegeMO	$64,402	$74,055	$94,046	-9%
70	Schenectady County Community CollegeNY	$41,297	$73,728	$81,881	-9%
71	Montana State University - BillingsMT	$43,047	$73,442	$86,835	-10%
72	William Rainey Harper CollegeIL	$37,506	$73,014	$106,827	-10%
73	Rock Valley CollegeIL	$46,777	$72,966	$102,062	-10%
74	Jefferson CollegeMO	$71,212	$72,896	$79,032	-10%
75	Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma CityOK	$57,372	$72,848	—	-10%
76	J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeVA	$67,042	$72,156	$95,590	-11%
77	Casper CollegeWY	$45,865	$71,949	$84,400	-11%
78	Columbus State Community CollegeOH	$88,826	$71,728	—	-12%
79	Northland Community and Technical CollegeMN	$44,849	$70,441	$82,929	-13%
80	Nassau Community CollegeNY	$37,041	$70,298	—	-14%
81	Stark State CollegeOH	$49,946	$69,622	$82,850	-14%
82	Dutchess Community CollegeNY	$45,751	$69,154	—	-15%
83	Southern Maine Community CollegeME	$45,979	$69,033	$77,273	-15%
84	Monroe Community CollegeNY	$43,867	$68,731	$96,508	-15%
85	Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeOR	$39,425	$68,098	$95,830	-16%
86	Delgado Community CollegeLA	$58,609	$67,664	$85,664	-17%
87	Aims Community CollegeCO	$46,845	$66,937	$89,325	-18%
88	Greenville Technical CollegeSC	$55,261	$65,194	—	-20%
89	Kirkwood Community CollegeIA	$36,821	$65,062	$79,678	-20%
90	Lake Superior CollegeMN	$39,385	$64,326	$83,213	-21%
91	Onondaga Community CollegeNY	$41,544	$64,257	$80,258	-21%
92	Owens Community CollegeOH	$39,482	$63,548	$79,550	-22%
93	Helena College University of MontanaMT	$35,792	$62,818	$76,015	-23%
94	Erie Community CollegeNY	$40,793	$61,498	$80,415	-24%
95	Vincennes UniversityIN	$36,591	$60,590	$72,585	-25%
96	University of Akron (The)OH	$33,078	$60,484	$79,787	-26%
97	Parkland CollegeIL	$33,162	$54,051	$77,273	-34%
98	Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO	$41,863	$53,767	$59,848	-34%
99	Hawaii Community CollegeHI	$40,342	$51,223	—	-37%
100	Western Dakota Technical CollegeSD	$36,275	$51,223	$64,930	-37%
101	SUNY Broome Community CollegeNY	$34,002	$50,919	$67,042	-37%
102	City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington CollegeIL	$112,807	—	—	—
103	East Central CollegeMO	$111,405	—	—	—
104	Mount Wachusett Community CollegeMA	$103,697	—	—	—
105	College of the MainlandTX	$99,674	—	—	—
106	South Plains CollegeTX	$93,908	—	—	—
107	South Texas CollegeTX	$78,215	—	—	—
108	Lorain County Community CollegeOH	$74,301	—	—	—
109	Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN	$74,301	—	—	—
110	Central Wyoming CollegeWY	$72,585	—	—	—
111	Tulsa Community CollegeOK	$69,154	—	—	—
112	Greenfield Community CollegeMA	$59,848	—	—	—
113	Umpqua Community CollegeOR	$57,619	—	—	—
114	Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA	$53,343	—	—	—
115	Laramie County Community CollegeWY	$49,035	—	—	—
116	Dallas CollegeTX	$48,487	—	—	—
117	Clatsop Community CollegeOR	$47,939	—	—	—
118	Pueblo Community CollegeCO	$44,398	—	—	—
119	Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityOK	$39,242	—	—	—
120	Iowa Central Community CollegeIA	$37,592	—	—	—
121	Northeastern Junior CollegeCO	$34,351	—	—	—

Certificate (1-2 years)

national median $65,590 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	Oakton CollegeIL	$49,035	$95,189	$105,332	+45%
2	Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL	$79,787	$87,772	—	+34%
3	Delgado Community CollegeLA	$57,503	$78,215	$87,772	+19%
4	Louisiana State University at EuniceLA	$63,170	$74,872	$64,930	+14%
5	J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeVA	$65,194	$69,154	—	+5%
6	Utah Valley UniversityUT	$39,390	$65,723	—	0%
7	Elgin Community CollegeIL	$35,757	$65,590	$85,664	0%
8	Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN	$38,279	$60,590	$66,690	-8%
9	Metropolitan Community CollegeMO	$34,117	$53,355	$67,760	-19%
10	Itasca Community CollegeMN	$27,670	$38,967	—	-41%
11	Del Mar CollegeTX	$77,631	—	—	—
12	Blinn CollegeTX	$58,450	—	—	—
13	Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH	$47,574	—	—	—
14	El Paso Community CollegeTX	$45,751	—	—	—
15	Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA	$38,967	—	—	—
16	Honolulu Community CollegeHI	$37,247	—	—	—
17	Hawaii Community CollegeHI	$29,296	—	—	—

Certificate (under 1 year)

national median $71,068 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	College Of DuPageIL	$43,948	$90,582	—	+27%
2	Collin County Community College DistrictTX	$64,009	$87,082	$103,086	+23%
3	Tarrant County College DistrictTX	$65,439	$85,733	$97,128	+21%
4	Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA	$71,728	$85,523	$86,568	+20%
5	Hennepin Technical CollegeMN	$68,911	$84,761	$95,349	+19%
6	Kirkwood Community CollegeIA	$68,626	$83,557	$99,192	+18%
7	Houston Community CollegeTX	$60,380	$82,328	$96,844	+16%
8	Dallas CollegeTX	$63,070	$81,624	$89,016	+15%
9	Arapahoe Community CollegeCO	$67,887	$81,157	$95,189	+14%
10	Lincoln Land Community CollegeIL	$75,235	$80,964	$87,092	+14%
11	Lamar Institute of TechnologyTX	$43,359	$79,409	$97,559	+12%
12	Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL	$68,943	$77,430	$90,995	+9%
13	Amarillo CollegeTX	$57,013	$76,343	$86,717	+7%
14	Cisco CollegeTX	$49,035	$76,267	—	+7%
15	Colorado Mountain CollegeCO	$51,223	$76,015	—	+7%
16	Lone Star College SystemTX	$44,295	$75,144	$92,501	+6%
17	Tyler Junior CollegeTX	$49,035	$74,301	—	+5%
18	Blinn CollegeTX	$52,018	$74,080	$90,071	+4%
19	San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX	$43,577	$73,425	$97,065	+3%
20	Midland CollegeTX	$50,477	$73,042	$90,933	+3%
21	Waubonsee Community CollegeIL	$32,604	$72,966	$128,416	+3%
22	Community College of AuroraCO	$57,781	$72,896	$96,151	+3%
23	Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL	$61,243	$72,441	$83,018	+2%
24	McHenry County CollegeIL	$40,059	$72,384	$100,583	+2%
25	Odessa CollegeTX	$49,022	$72,258	$89,645	+2%
26	Oakton CollegeIL	$33,739	$71,899	—	+1%
27	Northland Community and Technical CollegeMN	$50,676	$71,084	$77,273	0%
28	College of the MainlandTX	$44,978	$71,068	$83,018	0%
29	Trinity Valley Community CollegeTX	$51,223	$70,870	$79,787	0%
30	Casper CollegeWY	$45,046	$70,497	$83,557	-1%
31	Wharton County Junior CollegeTX	$36,368	$69,441	$84,159	-2%
32	Weatherford CollegeTX	$37,147	$68,154	$83,712	-4%
33	Del Mar CollegeTX	$44,737	$67,746	$72,585	-5%
34	Hill CollegeTX	$44,871	$67,607	$81,732	-5%
35	South Plains CollegeTX	$45,956	$67,403	$87,596	-5%
36	Richland Community CollegeIL	$46,298	$67,204	$101,595	-5%
37	Austin Community CollegeTX	$43,831	$66,990	$81,329	-6%
38	Navarro CollegeTX	$43,987	$66,598	$75,253	-6%
39	Sauk Valley Community CollegeIL	$59,149	$66,438	—	-7%
40	El Paso Community CollegeTX	$47,549	$65,717	$84,000	-8%
41	Aims Community CollegeCO	$42,076	$65,230	$82,185	-8%
42	Vernon CollegeTX	$53,343	$64,280	$77,273	-10%
43	Sinclair Community CollegeOH	$41,648	$64,207	$82,977	-10%
44	Kilgore CollegeTX	$46,715	$63,866	$78,278	-10%
45	Temple CollegeTX	$45,505	$63,723	$77,901	-10%
46	Pikes Peak State CollegeCO	$54,051	$63,451	$86,367	-11%
47	Prairie State CollegeIL	$36,399	$62,949	$83,557	-11%
48	Victoria CollegeTX	$48,487	$62,224	$74,301	-12%
49	Red Rocks Community CollegeCO	$44,630	$60,515	$82,167	-15%
50	San Antonio CollegeTX	$37,218	$60,199	$81,043	-15%
51	Cedar Valley CollegeTX	$35,452	$59,848	$76,015	-16%
52	South Texas CollegeTX	$37,592	$59,253	—	-17%
53	Rock Valley CollegeIL	$35,069	$58,858	$92,673	-17%
54	McLennan Community CollegeTX	$36,903	$58,275	$79,368	-18%
55	Clark State CollegeOH	$47,763	$57,455	—	-19%
56	Angelina CollegeTX	$34,022	$57,025	$71,541	-20%
57	Northeastern Junior CollegeCO	$43,047	$56,249	—	-21%
58	Davis Technical CollegeUT	$38,716	$55,261	—	-22%
59	Greenville Technical CollegeSC	$40,342	$55,111	—	-22%
60	Elgin Community CollegeIL	$31,905	$54,589	$78,415	-23%
61	Metropolitan Community CollegeMO	$34,268	$53,862	—	-24%
62	Northeast Texas Community CollegeTX	$33,536	$48,943	$60,442	-31%
63	Jefferson CollegeMO	$28,969	$47,666	$67,042	-33%
64	Pueblo Community CollegeCO	$32,666	$46,093	$63,346	-35%
65	Bunker Hill Community CollegeMA	$127,070	—	—	—
66	Tidewater Community CollegeVA	$70,135	—	—	—
67	Century CollegeMN	$50,311	—	—	—
68	Rogue Community CollegeOR	$45,751	—	—	—
69	North Central Texas CollegeTX	$43,047	—	—	—
70	Bridgerland Technical CollegeUT	$41,887	—	—	—
71	Columbus State Community CollegeOH	$29,839	—	—	—
72	Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA	$26,659	—	—	—
73	Hocking Technical CollegeOH	$22,616	—	—	—