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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southwest region, there were 1,477 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,092 and $9,988 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 52 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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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 Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region fire protection students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Los Alamos, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coconino Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 36 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Weatherford College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region. Weatherford College is a medium-sized school located in Weatherford, Texas that handed out 53 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus is a small school located in Ruidoso, New Mexico that handed out 1 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Protection at ENMU - Ruidoso Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. SWOSU is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 12 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Midland College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Midland, Texas, and it awarded 17 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Kilgore College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. Kilgore College is located in Kilgore, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 13 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. OSU-OKC is a small public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 8 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Mohave Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. Mohave Community College is a small public school situated in Kingman, Arizona. It awarded 16 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Northland Pioneer College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Holbrook, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire protection degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
El Paso Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. El Paso Community College is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 45 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
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Hill College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Hill College is a public institution located in Hillsboro, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Blinn College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. Blinn College is a fairly large public school situated in Brenham, Texas. It awarded 37 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Trinity Valley Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Athens, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified ’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
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College of the Mainland landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking. College of the Mainland is a small public school situated in Texas City, Texas. It awarded 65 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Del Mar College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 39 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Yavapai College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Prescott, Arizona, and it awarded 30 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
San Antonio College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 129 degrees to qualified ’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
Tulsa Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tulsa Community College is a public institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire protection degrees to 72 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Lone Star College System did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. The Woodlands, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire protection degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.
Tyler Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire protection degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Central New Mexico Community College is a fairly large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 48 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 16 ’s fire protection degrees 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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