2027 Best Value Other Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region

[Other Fire Protection](/majors/protective-security-safety-services/fire-protection/fire-protection-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for other fire protection students.
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2027 Best Value Other Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other fire protection degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Other Fire Protection Schools
Leading the list is University Of Akron Main Campus, our #1 best value for other fire protection in the Great Lakes Region. Located in the city of Akron, University Of Akron Main Campus is a large public university. Students from in state pay about $13,135 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $20,815. Students borrow a median of $25,750 to complete the other fire protection program here. Other Fire Protection graduates of University Of Akron Main Campus earn a median of $49,582 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $25,750 median debt. University Of Akron Main Campus admits about 60% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.