by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in New Mexico” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 New Mexico, there were 65 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,786 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in New Mexico” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in fire protection. To top this list, a school must have a successful fire protection program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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 “Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in New Mexico” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico fire protection students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in New Mexico. This fairly large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 48 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #2 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Fire Protection at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in New Mexico list. Located in Farmington, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is a small school located in Ruidoso, New Mexico that handed out 1 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus Fire Protection Report
Northern New Mexico College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in New Mexico ranking, coming in at #6. Northern New Mexico College is located in Espanola, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Fire Protection at Northern New Mexico College
Luna Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in New Mexico ranking. Las Vegas, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire protection degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Clovis Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in New Mexico ranking. Clovis Community College is located in Clovis, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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