2022 Best Value Colleges for Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fire/Arson Investigation and Prevention Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 70 people earned their degree in fire/arson investigation and prevention, making the major the 1089th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1 fire/arson investigation and prevention graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fire/arson investigation and prevention programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fire/arson investigation and prevention program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fire/Arson Investigation and Prevention Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region fire/arson investigation and prevention students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$4,942 Average Net Price

$28,191 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Fire/Arson Investigation and Prevention Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #1 spot on the list. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 1 ’s fire/arson investigation and prevention degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Dona Ana also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is $4,942 for southwest region fire/arson investigation and prevention students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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