2024 Best Fire Science Schools in Oregon

A degree in fire science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #266 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Fire Science Schools in Oregon ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 88 degrees in fire science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Fire Science Schools List

Pick Your Fire Science Degree Level

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 Schools in Oregon list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Fire Science in Oregon

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the fire science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Oregon Schools in Fire Science

1

Chemeketa Community College
Salem, OR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

It's difficult to beat Chemeketa Community College if you want to pursue a degree in fire science. Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in fire science from Chemeketa Community College

2

Central Oregon Community College
Bend, OR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

23.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in fire science has to check out Central Oregon Community College. Located in the city of Bend, COCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a degree in fire science from Central Oregon Community College

Best Fire Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Fire Science Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	25
Washington	831	66
Nevada	354	17
Hawaii	267	72
Alaska	167	14

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Fire Science Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Fire Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fire Services Administration	39
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician	26

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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.