by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the New England region, there were 310 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,046 and $22,890 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 25 colleges that offer 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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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 Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anna Maria College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region list. Anna Maria College is located in Paxton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 74 ’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lakes Region Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Laconia, New Hampshire, and it awarded 17 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Fire Protection at Lakes Region Community College
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. North Shore Community College is a public institution located in Danvers, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Southern Maine Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in South Portland, Maine. It awarded 24 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Maine Community College Fire Protection Report
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massasoit Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Massasoit Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Brockton, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Massasoit Community College
Mount Wachusett Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region list. Mount Wachusett Community College is located in Gardner, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #7, Middlesex Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region list. Middlesex Community College is a public institution located in Bedford, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fire Protection at Middlesex Community College
Springfield Technical Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region ranking. Springfield Technical Community College is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 15 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Springfield Technical Community College Fire Protection Report
University of New Haven came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region ranking. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 29 ’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%.
Read full report on Fire Protection at University of New Haven
Cape Cod Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region ranking. West Barnstable, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire protection degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Bunker Hill Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region list. Bunker Hill Community College is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Quinsigamond Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified ’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Quinsigamond Community College
Eastern Maine Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 4 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Salem State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region ranking. Salem State is a medium-sized school located in Salem, Massachusetts that handed out 18 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Greenfield Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region list. Located in Greenfield, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fire Protection at Greenfield Community College
Bristol Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region ranking. Bristol is a medium-sized public school situated in Fall River, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Community College of Rhode Island landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region ranking. Warwick, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire protection degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Community College of Rhode Island
Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region ranking. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public institution located in Waterbury, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Naugatuck Valley Community College
Providence College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #19. Providence College is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Vermont Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region list. Vermont Technical College is a small school located in Randolph, Vermont that handed out 0 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #20, Northern Essex Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region list. NECC is a small school located in Haverhill, Massachusetts that handed out 0 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
New England College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. Henniker, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s fire protection degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Berkshire Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region ranking. BCC is a small school located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts that handed out 0 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Gateway Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region ranking. Gateway Community College is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
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Capital Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the New England Region list. Capital Community College is located in Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
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