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2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
279 Degrees Awarded
$13,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 13,176 people earned their degree in fire protection, making the major the 114th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, fire protection graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,404 and had an average of $24,230 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,961 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,969 and $21,795 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 279 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in fire protection. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fire protection programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fire protection program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fire Protection (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #1 spot on the list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin that handed out 18 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Oshkosh, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $11,687 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh.

Read full report on Fire Protection at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. SIUC is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 44 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $13,658 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Full SIUC Fire Protection Report

#3

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, Michigan

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Superior State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lake Superior State University is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lake Superior State University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $7,067 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lake Superior State University.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Lake Superior State University

#4

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. WIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 40 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WIU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WIU is $13,942 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Western Illinois University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

BGSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is $14,521 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Fire Protection Report

#4 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $15,078 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UC.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Fire Protection at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

#7

Siena Heights University

Adrian, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Siena Heights University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Adrian, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Siena Heights University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Siena Heights University is $18,135 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Siena Heights University Fire Protection Report

#8

Madonna University

Livonia, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

Madonna University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fire protection students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Madonna, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $13,455 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Madonna.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Madonna

With a ranking of #9, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 24 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Akron Main Campus is $14,816 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Fire Protection at University of Akron Main Campus

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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