by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
Fire Science is the 266th most popular major in the country with 8,102 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,802 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 42 colleges that offered a degree in fire science. That schools that top this list have a program in fire science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region fire science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida-Online. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region. 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%.
Out of the 42 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University - Eunice landed the #3 spot on the list. LSU Eunice is a small public school situated in Eunice, Louisiana. It awarded 13 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 42 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Volunteer State Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Gallatin, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire science degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walters State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region list. WSCC is a public institution located in Morristown, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Columbia College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
American Public University System landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school handed out 54 diplomas to qualified ’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Southern Arkansas University Tech landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Camden, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire science degrees to 78 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 Southern Arkansas University Tech
Tidewater Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tidewater Community College is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 ’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 14 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Chattanooga State Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Hopkinsville Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Hopkinsville Community College is a public institution located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Thomas Nelson Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. TNCC is located in Hampton, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
Delgado Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 6 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Gateway Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Gateway Community and Technical College is a small school located in Florence, Kentucky that handed out 38 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Greenville Technical College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Greenville Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 3 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Reynolds Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 2 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
South Georgia Technical College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Americus, Georgia, this small public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified ’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
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Meridian Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. MCC is a public institution located in Meridian, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Albany Technical College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Albany Technical College is a small school located in Albany, Georgia that handed out 22 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Black River Technical College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Pocahontas, Arkansas, and it awarded 9 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Owensboro Community and Technical College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small school located in Owensboro, Kentucky that handed out 2 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Virginia Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
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Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 52 ’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
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