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Fire Protection at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Fire Protection at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you are interested in studying fire protection, you may want to check out the program at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 22,440 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received their master's degree in fire protection.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fire Protection section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Fire Protection

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire protection majors at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Fire Protection Master’s Program

19% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a master's degree in fire protection from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. About 81% were men and 19% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a master's in fire protection.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Fire Protection Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire protection can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Firefighters 32,910 $81,580
Fire Fighting Supervisors 2,880 $134,870
Fire Inspectors 700 $103,830
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 340 $82,000

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*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.

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