2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s
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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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,552 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 35 colleges that offered a degree in fire protection. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fire protection programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fire protection program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree fire protection students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fire Protection
Out of the 35 schools in the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #1 spot on the list. Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fire protection degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree fire protection students list, UW Oshkosh has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,463 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students per year to attend UW 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. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fire protection degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree fire protection students list, SIUC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale is $16,945 for bachelor’s degree fire protection students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for American Public University System is $10,222 for bachelor’s degree fire protection students.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Purdue University Global is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 101 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Purdue University Global did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.
Out of the 35 schools in the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
WIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Illinois University is $16,210 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students.
Lake Superior State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lake Superior State University is a small public school situated in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. It awarded 21 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree fire protection students list, Lake Superior State University has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lake Superior State University is $12,398 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students.
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With a ranking of #7, Eastern Oregon University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Eastern Oregon University is a small public school situated in La Grande, Oregon. It awarded 37 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
EOU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,300 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students per year to attend Eastern Oregon University.
Waldorf University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Waldorf is located in Forest City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 74 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Waldorf not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Waldorf University is $20,036 for bachelor’s degree fire protection students.
With a ranking of #9, University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Adelphi, Maryland, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
UMGC also made our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend University of Maryland Global Campus is $14,288 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 50 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fire protection students in 2019-2020.
OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,648 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Utah Valley University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 104 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
UVU also made our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #24. The yearly cost to attend UVU is $9,159 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students.
Fayetteville State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fayetteville State University is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fayetteville State University, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Fayetteville State University is $5,899 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students.
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Liberty University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $28,903 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students per year to attend Liberty University.
Salem State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Salem, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fire protection students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree fire protection students list, Salem State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Salem State is $18,399 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fire protection students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,394 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students per year to attend BGSU.
Lindenwood University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
Lindenwood University also took the #25 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lindenwood University is $17,491 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Kentucky University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Eastern is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 67 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,149 for bachelor’s degree fire protection students per year to attend Eastern Kentucky University.
Siena Heights University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Siena Heights University is located in Adrian, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Siena Heights University also made our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Siena Heights University is $21,249 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students.
With a ranking of #19, Lewis - Clark State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Lewis - Clark State College is located in Lewiston, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $11,046 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students per year to attend Lewis - Clark State College.
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With a ranking of #20, Columbia Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution located in Orange Beach, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 468 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,368 for bachelor’s degree fire protection students per year to attend Columbia Southern University.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree fire protection students list, Colorado State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,668 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students per year to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
UC also took the #11 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UC is $21,843 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Fire Protection Report
With a ranking of #23, College of Southern Nevada did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s list. College of Southern Nevada is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $5,806 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students per year to attend College of Southern Nevada.
California State University - Los Angeles ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 46 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fire protection students in 2019-2020.
Cal State LA also made our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Los Angeles is $2,768 for bachelor’s degree fire protection students.
The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Fire Protection at California State University - Los Angeles
Madonna University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fire protection students in 2019-2020.
Madonna also took the #20 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,574 for Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students per year to attend Madonna University.
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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%.
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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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