2026 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Maine
[Fire Protection](/majors/protective-security-safety-services/fire-protection/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong fire protection education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value fire protection schools.
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2026 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Maine
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in fire protection, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Fire Protection Schools
Leading the list is Southern Maine Community College, our #1 best value for fire protection in Maine. Located in the city of South Portland, Southern Maine Community College is a moderately-sized public university. Students from in state pay about $4,156 in tuition and fees, compared with $7,036 for out-of-state students. Fire Protection graduates carry a median of $13,869 in student loans. Soon after graduation, fire protection degree recipients from Southern Maine Community College generally make around $41,328. That is a strong return on a $13,869 median debt.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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