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 Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas” 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.
Across Texas, there were 1,074 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,602 and $6,799 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas” ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Texas”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas”.
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Weatherford College landed the #1 spot on the list. Weatherford, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire protection degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midland College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas list. Midland College is a public institution located in Midland, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kilgore College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas list. Kilgore, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire protection degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, El Paso Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. El Paso Community College is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 45 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hill College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas list. Hill College is a small public school situated in Hillsboro, Texas. It awarded 38 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Blinn College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. Blinn College is a fairly large school located in Brenham, Texas that handed out 37 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Trinity Valley Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas ranking. Athens, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire protection degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, College of the Mainland did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas list. College of the Mainland is located in Texas City, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 ’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Del Mar College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas list. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire protection degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
San Antonio College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas ranking. San Antonio College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 129 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Austin Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas list. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 ’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
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Lone Star College System landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas ranking. Located in The Woodlands, Texas, this large public school handed out 63 degrees to qualified ’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Tyler Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas list. 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.
Navarro College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas ranking. Navarro College is a public institution located in Corsicana, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cisco College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas ranking. Located in Cisco, Texas, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified ’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas list. San Jacinto Community College is a public institution located in Pasadena, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
North Central Texas College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Gainesville, Texas, and it awarded 107 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
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Tarrant County College District ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas list. Tarrant County College District is a public institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 67 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Houston Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 30 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
South Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #20. This large school is located in McAllen, Texas, and it awarded 20 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Collin County Community College District came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas ranking. Collin County Community College District is a public institution located in McKinney, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 90 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, South Plains College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas list. South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
El Centro College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas list. El Centro College is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 ’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Central Texas College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas ranking. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school situated in Killeen, Texas. It awarded 3 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Odessa College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas list. Odessa College is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 20 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Adventist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #25. Southwestern Adventist University is a small school located in Keene, Texas that handed out 0 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fire Protection at Southwestern Adventist University
Amarillo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #25. Amarillo College is a medium-sized school located in Amarillo, Texas that handed out 0 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
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