2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Fire Protection

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Fire Protection” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Fire Protection is the 1098th most popular major in the country with 126 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Fire Protection” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other fire protection. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other fire protection programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other fire protection program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Fire Protection” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Other Fire Protection

The colleges and universities below are the best for vets studying other fire protection.

Top 2 Best Other Fire Protection Colleges for Veterans

1

University of New Haven
West Haven, Connecticut

327 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$16,535 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Fire Protection list. University of New Haven is located in West Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s other fire protection degrees to qualified students.

University of New Haven also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 6,961 students enrolled at University of New Haven, 327 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 225 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,535. To help with additional expenses, 86 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of New Haven does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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2

University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, Ohio

2 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$3,240 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Fire Protection. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 12 ’s other fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Akron Main Campus also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 16,094 students enrolled at University of Akron Main Campus, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,240. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Akron Main Campus]](/colleges/university-of-akron-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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.