by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 8,102 people earned their degree in fire science, making the major the 266th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 267 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major”.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Anna Maria College landed the #1 spot on the list. Anna Maria College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Paxton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida-Online landed the #2 spot on the list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fire science degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 more about Fire Science at University of Florida-Online
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Superior State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, this small public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Jersey City University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Ozarks. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major. Hard Work U is located in Point Lookout, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
Utah Valley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking, coming in at #6. UVU is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 71 bachelors’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%.
Columbia College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fire Science at Columbia College South Carolina
Lewis - Clark State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking, coming in at #8. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school situated in Lewiston, Idaho. It awarded 3 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Science at Lewis - Clark State College
John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. John Jay is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full John Jay College of Criminal Justice Fire Science Report
Columbia Southern University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution located in Orange Beach, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fire Science at Columbia Southern University
Idaho State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. Idaho State University is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Madonna University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking. Madonna is located in Livonia, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
American Public University System ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Fire Science Report
With a ranking of #13, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 81 bachelors’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
New England College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. New England College is a small school located in Henniker, New Hampshire that handed out 0 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Siena Heights University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking, coming in at #13. Siena Heights University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Adrian, Michigan. It awarded 0 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
The Graduate Center, CUNY came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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