by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major” ranking.
Fire Protection is the 118th most popular major in the country with 13,766 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 153 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in fire protection. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their fire protection program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 89 masters’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Purdue University Global
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 19 masters’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Luis Obispo, California, and it awarded 16 masters’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about Fire Protection at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. University of New Haven is located in West Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
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
University of Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major ranking. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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 97%.
Read full report on Fire Protection at University of Florida
With a ranking of #7, Western Oregon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. Western Oregon University is a small public school situated in Monmouth, Oregon. It awarded 0 masters’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Anna Maria College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. This small school is located in Paxton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 74 masters’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
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