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2024 Best Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region

32 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
2,280 Fire Protection Degrees Awarded
$53,927 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in fire protection is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #118 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 32 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,280 degrees in fire protection during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Fire Protection School

Best Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region The fire protection program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fire Protection rankings. For our Best Overall Fire Protection School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Fire Protection Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Fire Protection
Bachelor's Degrees in Fire Protection
Master's Degrees in Fire Protection

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 Best Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Fire Protection in the Great Lakes Region

The schools below may not offer all types of fire protection degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Fire Protection

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
63 Fire Protection Degrees Awarded
7.9% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in fire protection has to look into Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #545 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SIUC is a great university overall.

There were about 63 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the fire protection major at Southern Illinois University Carbondale earn $49,505 above the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a degree in fire protection from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI
48 Fire Protection Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Madison Area Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in fire protection. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #419 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Madison College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 48 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Madison College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN

It is hard to beat Purdue University Global if you want to pursue a degree in fire protection. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #417 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue University Global is a great university overall.More information about a degree in fire protection from Purdue University Global

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
31.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in fire protection has to look into Fox Valley Technical College. FVTC is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Appleton. A Best Colleges rank of #578 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means FVTC is a great college overall.

There were about 29 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at FVTC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Located in the city of Steubenville, Eastern Gateway Community College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #342 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Eastern Gateway Community College is a great college overall.

There were about 23 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Gateway Community College in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH
7.1% Growth in Graduates

UC is a very large public university located in the city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in fire protection from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In WI
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #451 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Western Technical College is a great college overall.

There were about 3 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Western Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #377 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Macomb Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 9 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Macomb Community College in the most recent data year.

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
46 Fire Protection Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #519 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ivy Tech Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 46 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges by State

Explore the best fire protection schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 50
Ohio 314 135
Illinois 304 289
Indiana 294 292
Wisconsin 273 88

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Fire Protection is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting programs to choose from.

Fire Protection Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Fire Science 1,740
Fire Services Administration 386
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician 120
Other Fire Protection 18
Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation 16

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 13,463
Security Science and Technology 482
Homeland Security 431
Other Homeland Security 158

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