If you plan on majoring in fire protection, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #118 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Idaho to determine which ones were the best for fire protection students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 19 degrees in fire protection to qualified students.
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 the Best Fire Protection Schools in Idaho.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the fire protection degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's difficult to beat Lewis - Clark State College if you wish to pursue a degree in fire protection. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public college located in the city of Lewiston. This college ranks 10th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were approximately 5 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Lewis - Clark State College in the most recent data year.
College of Southern Idaho is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in fire protection. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public college located in the remote town of Twin Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #1447 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means College of Southern Idaho is a great college overall.
There were roughly 1 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at College of Southern Idaho in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in fire protection needs to look into College of Western Idaho. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 9th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.More information about a degree in fire protection from College of Western Idaho
Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
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).
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