Boiling Springs, North Carolina · Private Non-Profit

Fire Protection at Gardner-Webb University

Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.2% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $17,674 school-wide net price and $48,039 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.

0.2% Share of awards $17,674 Net price (all) $48,039 Median earnings

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Program snapshot

0.2% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.

This major

Award concentration: 0.2% of awards
Schools reporting awards: 245

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school): 77.2%
Graduation rate: 55.4%

Cost

Avg net price (school): $17,674/yr
4-year cost (est.): $70,696
Median debt: $24,222

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y: $48,039/yr
ROI grade (school): C

The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.

Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.2%), school-wide average net price ($17,674), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($48,039), and peer averages from 245 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.

School-level value among reporting colleges

Compared with 245 colleges reporting awards in this field.

#229 school-level value rank #229 of 245 colleges reporting awards in this field

11% national avg award concentration Higher than 17% of reporting colleges

+$8,345 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $9,329

+$4,467 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $43,572

The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($8,345 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($4,467 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Gardner-Webb University in the top 93% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.

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Comparable programs

Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.

Questions about this program

What does the share of awards mean?

Fire Protection accounts for 0.2% of the awards or completions reported for Gardner-Webb University. That award concentration is higher than at 17% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.

How should I read the cost number?

Gardner-Webb University's average net price is $17,674 per year, about $70,696 over four years. That is $8,345 above the $9,329 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $48,039 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $4,467 above the $43,572 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.

What should I compare next?

Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Gardner-Webb University #229 of 245 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.