2024 Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
12
Colleges in the Southwest Region
223
Associate Degrees
Ranked #66 in popularity,
fire science is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 12 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 223 associate degrees in fire science to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great Fire Science School for Your Associate Degree
Your choice of fire science for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality fire science program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to fire science students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other fire science students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized fire science related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for fire science students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank Fire Science Schools
The fire science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.