2024 Best Fire Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

a bachelor's degree in fire science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #484 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Fire Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 33 bachelor's degrees in fire science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on fire science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of fire science students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized fire science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for fire science students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Best Fire Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Fire Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in fire science.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Fire Science

1

John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY

8 Annual Graduates

John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in fire science. Located in the large city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in fire science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice

2

New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ

25 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat New Jersey City University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in fire science. NJCU is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Jersey City.More information about a bachelor’s in fire science from New Jersey City University

Best Fire Science Colleges by State

Explore the best fire science schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	8
New Jersey	351	25

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Rankings in Majors Related to Fire Science

Fire Science is one of 6 different types of Fire Protection programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fire Services Administration	18

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.