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2026 Highest Paid Fire Protection Grads in the New England Region

[Fire Protection](/majors/protective-security-safety-services/fire-protection/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The schools below stand out for the salaries their fire protection graduates go on to command.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the early-career earnings of their fire protection graduates.

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• Highest Paid Fire Protection Grads in the New England Region

2026 Highest Paid Fire Protection Grads in the New England Region

If you want to know which schools send fire protection graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Fire Protection Graduates

1

North Shore Community College
Danvers, MA

$90,948 Average Early-Career Salary

For graduate earnings in fire protection, no school beat North Shore Community College this year. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public institution. Students who complete the fire protection program here go on to a median salary of roughly $90,948.

2

Anna Maria College
Paxton, MA

$115,875 Average Early-Career Salary

Students chasing top earnings in fire protection will find them at Anna Maria College, which ranked #2. Anna Maria College is a private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paxton. Early-career fire protection graduates from Anna Maria College make a median of around $115,875 per year.

3

Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, ME

$63,780 Average Early-Career Salary

Southern Maine Community College produces some of the highest-paid graduates in fire protection, landing the #3 spot this year. Southern Maine Community College is a public school located in the city of South Portland. Fire Protection graduates of Southern Maine Community College earn a median of about $63,780 a year early in their careers.

4

University Of New Haven
West Haven, CT

$70,284 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at University Of New Haven earned it the #4 place for fire protection. Set in the suburb of West Haven, University Of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution. Fire Protection graduates of University Of New Haven earn a median of about $70,284 a year early in their careers.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their fire protection graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.