2025 Best Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Fire Protection is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #147 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 29 bachelor's degrees in fire protection to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to fire protection students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of fire protection students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt fire protection students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized fire protection related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for fire protection students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Fire Protection Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Fire Protection in Colorado

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for fire protection students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Colorado Schools for a Bachelor's in Fire Protection

1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

11 Annual Graduates

Colorado State University - Fort Collins is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in fire protection. Colorado State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.More information about a bachelor’s in fire protection from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

2

Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO

18 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Metropolitan State University of Denver if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in fire protection. MSU Denver is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Denver.More information about a bachelor’s in fire protection from Metropolitan State University of Denver

Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	204	71
Idaho	171	6

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Fire Protection Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting area of study, Fire Protection has other similar majors worth exploring.

Fire Protection Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Fire Services Administration	29

Most Popular Majors Related to Fire Protection

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	1,060
Homeland Security	19

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.