Fire Protection programs in Minnesota
13 schools in Minnesota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $47,260 at Hennepin Technical College.
What this work pays in Minnesota
Firefighters in Minnesota earn a median of $38,110 a year across 5,810 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $152,600 | 4,160 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $76,920 | 1,510 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | $78,800 | 1,120 |
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators | $84,410 | 230 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | — | $47,260 (11 grads) | 5 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Associate's degree | — | $46,087 (14 grads) | 3 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Riverland Community College Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Riverland Community College Austin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Fire Protection — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.