2024 Best Fire Science Schools in the Far Western US Region
7Colleges in the Far Western US Region
1,449Fire Science Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in fire science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #266 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of fire science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,449 degrees in fire science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The fire science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fire Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for fire science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Fire Science Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Fire Science in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the fire science degree levels they offer.
Moreno Valley College is a great option for students pursuing a degree in fire science. Located in the suburb of Moreno Valley, Moreno Valley College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #857 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Moreno Valley College is a great college overall.
There were about 75 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Moreno Valley College in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in fire science needs to check out College of Southern Nevada. CSN is a fairly large public college located in the city of Las Vegas. A Best Colleges rank of #443 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CSN is a great college overall.
There were about 20 fire science students who graduated with this degree at CSN in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in fire science has to look into Honolulu Community College. Honolulu CC is a small public college located in the city of Honolulu. A Best Colleges rank of #221 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Honolulu CC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 87 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Honolulu CC in the most recent year we have data available.
Chemeketa Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in fire science. Chemeketa Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem. This college ranks 13th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 24 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Chemeketa Community College in the most recent data year.
COCC is a small public college located in the small city of Bend. This college ranks 27th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 13 fire science students who graduated with this degree at COCC in the most recent year we have data available.
UAF is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Fairbanks. This university ranks 2nd out of 3 schools for overall quality in the state of Alaska.
There were roughly 14 fire science students who graduated with this degree at UAF in the most recent data year.
Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the midsize city of Spokane. This college ranks 33rd out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 17 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Spokane Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Portland Community College is a large public college located in the large city of Portland. A Best Colleges rank of #300 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Portland Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 8 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Portland Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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The fire science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fire Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for fire science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
