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MASTER'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 4302

Fire Protection: is this master's degree worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$74,656 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$74,656Median year-4 earnings

$7,770Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$74,656Median reported earnings · year 4

$58,238Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

47thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

1With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $61,737
Federal debt: $9,557
Reporting programs: 38

37 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $73,375
Federal debt: $11,250
Reporting programs: 27

26 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $87,428
Federal debt: $22,723
Reporting programs: 21

19 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $74,656
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)

Year-4 earnings: $54,917
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 3

3 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$74,656National median$74,65675th percentile$74,656

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Purdue University Global$74,656

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersSOC 33-1021 · 5 crosswalk linksFirefightersSOC 33-2011 · 4 crosswalk linksFire Inspectors and InvestigatorsSOC 33-2021 · 3 crosswalk linksForest Fire Inspectors and Prevention SpecialistsSOC 33-2022 · 2 crosswalk linksCareer/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1194 · 1 crosswalk linksManagers, All OtherSOC 11-9199 · 1 crosswalk linksNO MATCHSOC 99-9999 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR FIRE PROTECTION

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	Purdue University GlobalMaster's Degree	West Lafayette, IN	$74,656	Not available	Baseline needed	$7,770

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.