by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 13,766 people earned their degree in fire protection, making the major the 118th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, fire protection graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,963 and had an average of $19,479 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,461 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major” ranking analyzed 44 colleges that offered a degree in fire protection. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in fire protection.
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The fire protection school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree fire protection students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anna Maria College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. Anna Maria College is a small school located in Paxton, Massachusetts that handed out 74 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia Southern University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major. Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution located in Orange Beach, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 527 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fire Protection at Columbia Southern University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waldorf University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. Waldorf is a small school located in Forest City, Iowa that handed out 70 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida-Online. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major. This medium-sized school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Oregon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. EOU is a small school located in La Grande, Oregon that handed out 39 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Eastern Oregon University
Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major ranking, coming in at #6. Methodist is a small school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina that handed out 16 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Fayetteville State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major ranking, coming in at #7. Fayetteville State University is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Lake Superior State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major ranking. Lake Superior State University is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Lake Superior State University
New Jersey City University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. NJCU is a medium-sized school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 25 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fire Protection at New Jersey City University
Eastern Kentucky University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Eastern Kentucky University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Fire Protection Report
University of New Haven ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. Located in West Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fire Protection at University of New Haven
Salem State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. Salem State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Salem, Massachusetts. It awarded 18 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Illinois University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Macomb, Illinois that handed out 18 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Purdue University Global ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 112 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
Gardner - Webb University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. Gardner - Webb is a small school located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina that handed out 8 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
East Georgia State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major ranking, coming in at #17. East Georgia State College is a small school located in Swainsboro, Georgia that handed out 2 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Ozarks landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major ranking. This small school is located in Point Lookout, Missouri, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Utah Valley University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major ranking. UVU is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 71 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major ranking. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fire Protection at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. MSU Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 18 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fire Protection at Metropolitan State University of Denver
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major ranking. University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a public institution located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major ranking. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
California State University - Los Angeles ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. Cal State LA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 33 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fire Protection at California State University - Los Angeles
With a ranking of #25, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fire protection degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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