Fire Protection at University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · Bachelor's Degree

$86,740
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$97,839
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$86,436
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#7 of 19
Rank by pay
#5 of 19
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

University of Florida graduates in fire protection earn 13% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How University of Florida Compares for Fire Protection

All 19 colleges reporting fire protection earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Anna Maria College Paxton, MA$110,044$96,905#9$81,637
2Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL$108,135$106,242#2$104,017
3Waldorf University Forest City, IA$100,060$105,251#3$97,731
4Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK$99,557$111,779#1$75,503
5Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO$98,019$91,667#10—
6Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN$97,967$105,101#4$89,622
7University of Florida Gainesville, FL$97,839$104,137#5$86,740
8University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL$97,839$104,137#6$86,740
9Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL$88,735$100,722#8$82,718
10American Public University System Charles Town, WV$87,428$103,432#7$73,302

Other Majors at University of Florida by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$128,140$87,949#24 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$126,268$90,651#29 of 459
Systems Engineering$122,299$85,698#3 of 11
Chemical Engineering$109,607$87,164#16 of 158
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$109,220$60,290#15 of 126
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$109,139$79,410#1 of 43
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$107,543$85,243#40 of 258
Finance and Financial Management Services$106,153$70,663#32 of 452
Statistics$98,409$59,619#17 of 50
Mechanical Engineering$97,113$76,228#63 of 318
Accounting and Related Services$94,941$65,144#80 of 796
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$94,375$70,760#39 of 59
Mathematics$93,022$46,036#36 of 309
Marketing$92,626$56,454#15 of 516
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$89,799$46,917#3 of 9
Economics$89,075$42,349#108 of 368
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$88,078$60,524#91 of 118
Materials Engineering$87,779$79,200#24 of 34
Civil Engineering$86,453$72,889#101 of 233
Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,615$52,032#101 of 1176
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$80,635$62,480#28 of 46
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$79,839$73,711#719 of 966
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$78,933$59,013—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$74,152$23,493#22 of 156
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$73,679$24,588#12 of 64
Agricultural Business and Management$70,862$49,371#19 of 77
Political Science and Government$70,434$31,574#118 of 565
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$69,943$40,691#20 of 138
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$69,600$42,099#43 of 178
Physics$68,682—#88 of 107

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Florida fire protection graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $86,740 one year after graduating and $97,839 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Florida rank for fire protection?

Among 19 colleges reporting earnings for fire protection graduates, University of Florida ranks #7 by median pay four years after graduation, and #5 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is fire protection at University of Florida worth it?

Its graduates earn 13% more than the national median for fire protection ($86,436).

← All data for University of Florida · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.