by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Ohio” ranking.
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.
Across Ohio, there were 1,086 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,875 and $15,261 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 47 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,341 and $26,852 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Ohio” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fire protection. That schools that top this list have a program in fire protection in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Ohio” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Ohio”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Ohio. BGSU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Ohio. It awarded 21 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Ohio. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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