by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Missouri” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Missouri, there were 75 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,000 and $21,561 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Missouri” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Missouri” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Missouri”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Ozarks. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Missouri list. College of the Ozarks is a private not-for-profit institution located in Point Lookout, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ozarks Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Missouri. Ozarks Technical Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 17 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City landed the #3 spot on the list. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 ’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central Missouri College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Missouri list. Trenton, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire protection degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Crowder College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Missouri. Crowder College is located in Neosho, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Columbia College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Missouri ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s fire protection degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Three Rivers College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #6. Three Rivers College is located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Lindenwood University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #6. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Charles, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
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