by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 8,102 people earned their degree in fire science, making the major the 266th most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major” ranking analyzed 226 colleges that offered a degree in fire science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their fire science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anna Maria College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major. Paxton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s fire science degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 226 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Lakes Region Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Laconia, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire science degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Fire Science at Lakes Region Community College
Out of the 226 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Southern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Orange Beach, Alabama. It awarded 522 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fire Science at Columbia Southern University
Out of the 226 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Honolulu Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 87 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 226 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida-Online landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Florida-Online is a medium-sized public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 50 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Hawaii Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking, coming in at #6. Hawaii CC is a small public school situated in Hilo, Hawaii. It awarded 58 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking. University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus is a small school located in Los Alamos, New Mexico that handed out 2 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Helena College University of Montana landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking. Helena, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire science degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fire Science at Helena College University of Montana
Louisiana State University - Eunice did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking, coming in at #9. Louisiana State University - Eunice is a small school located in Eunice, Louisiana that handed out 13 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Lake Superior State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. Sault Ste Marie, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire science degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Southern Maine Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking, coming in at #11. SMCC is a medium-sized public school situated in South Portland, Maine. It awarded 24 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Oregon Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. SWOCC is located in Coos Bay, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 ’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Southwestern Oregon Community College Fire Science Report
Bates Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking, coming in at #13. Bates Technical College is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 ’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
Coconino Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire science degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
Casper College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking. Casper College is a small school located in Casper, Wyoming that handed out 38 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Hocking College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking. Located in Nelsonville, Ohio, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified ’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
Hutchinson Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking, coming in at #17. Hutchinson Community College is located in Hutchinson, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 ’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Fire Science at Hutchinson Community College
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking, coming in at #18. Cincinnati State is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 ’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Fire Science at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Volunteer State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking, coming in at #19. This medium-sized school is located in Gallatin, Tennessee, and it awarded 59 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Massasoit Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking. Brockton, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire science degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
John Wood Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking. This small school is located in Quincy, Illinois, and it awarded 9 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Science at John Wood Community College
Central Oregon Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. Bend, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire science degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Lake Tahoe Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking. Lake Tahoe Community College is located in South Lake Tahoe, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
Utah Valley University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking. Utah Valley University is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 215 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Antelope Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking, coming in at #25. This small school is located in Lancaster, California, and it awarded 4 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fire Science at University of Antelope Valley
Not only did these schools make the top 34 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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