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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fire Science (Income $0-$30k)

10 Ranked Colleges
294 Degrees Awarded
$11,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fire Science Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Fire Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Fire Science is the 246th most popular major in the country with 7,726 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 294 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fire Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in fire science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fire science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fire science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fire Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fire Science (Income $0-$30k)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fire Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, John Jay College of Criminal Justice landed the #1 spot on the list. John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 10 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

John Jay not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $771 for bachelor’s degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Read more about Fire Science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

#2

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Superior State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fire Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Sault Ste Marie, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fire science degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Lake Superior State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Lake Superior State University is $7,067 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Fire Science at Lake Superior State University

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fire Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Utah Valley University is located in Orem, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 104 bachelors’s fire science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k list, UVU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Utah Valley University is $7,334 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Fire Science at UVU

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fire Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis - Clark State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small school located in Lewiston, Idaho that handed out 1 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lewis - Clark State College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lewis - Clark State College is $8,809 for bachelor’s degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Fire Science at Lewis - Clark State College

#5

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, New Jersey
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fire Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey City University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

NJCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for NJCU is $12,935 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Fire Science at NJCU

#6

Siena Heights University

Adrian, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Siena Heights University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Siena Heights University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Adrian, Michigan. It awarded 1 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

Siena Heights University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Siena Heights University is $18,135 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Siena Heights University Fire Science Report

#7

Madonna University

Livonia, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Madonna University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Madonna University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Livonia, Michigan. It awarded 2 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

Madonna not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Madonna University is $13,455 for bachelor’s degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Madonna Fire Science Report

#8

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama
#10 in overall quality

Columbia Southern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s fire science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia Southern University, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,074 for bachelor’s degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Columbia Southern University.

Read full report on Fire Science at Columbia Southern University

#9

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#9 in overall quality

Idaho State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Pocatello, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fire science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

ISU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Idaho State University is $14,680 for bachelor’s degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Fire Science at ISU

#10

Anna Maria College

Paxton, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Anna Maria College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Anna Maria is a small school located in Paxton, Massachusetts that handed out 68 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Anna Maria, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $21,602 for bachelor’s degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Anna Maria.

Full Anna Maria Fire Science Report

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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