Fire Services Administration

A program focusing on the principles, theory, and practices associated with the management of fire operations, firefighting services, and community fire issues. Includes instruction in fire protection history and theory, incident command leadership, administration of public fire organizations, labor relations, emergency medical services management, fire emergency response strategies and mitigation, legal and regulatory responsibilities, budgeting, public relations, and organizational leadership.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 53 institutions across the United States, with a total of 4332 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

131

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

1,148

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

2,901

awards given

Top Schools for Fire Services Administration

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL	1,764
2	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	519
3	Waldorf University Forest City, IA	240
4	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	202
5	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	156
6	Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City, AL	119
7	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	117
8	Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC	111
9	Eastern Oregon University La Grande, OR	108
10	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	81
11	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	69
12	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	69
13	Weatherford College Weatherford, TX	60
14	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	57
15	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	54
16	East Georgia State College Swainsboro, GA	54
17	Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA	45
18	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	42
19	Western Illinois University Macomb, IL	42
20	Salem State University Salem, MA	39
21	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	36
22	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	33
23	Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City, LA	33
24	Pima Community College Tucson, AZ	30
25	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	30
26	West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA	24
27	College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV	22
28	Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA	21
29	Connecticut State Community College Hartford, CT	21
30	Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH	19
31	Passaic County Community College Paterson, NJ	12
32	Albany Technical College Albany, GA	9
33	Pierce College District Lakewood, WA	9
34	Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM	8
35	NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville, AR	7
36	Quinsigamond Community College Worcester, MA	6
37	Frederick Community College Frederick, MD	6
38	Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA	6
39	Lake Superior College Duluth, MN	6
40	Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI	6
41	Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL	4
42	Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA	3
43	Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA	3
44	College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID	3
45	Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC	3
46	Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel, NJ	3
47	Camden County College Blackwood, NJ	3
48	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	3
49	Howard Community College Columbia, MD	3
50	Central Texas College Killeen, TX	3
51	Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove, IL	3
52	Spokane Community College Spokane, WA	3
53	Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA	3