Best Schools for Fire Protection in Alabama
If you are not 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.
Top Schools in Fire Protection
Leading the list is Columbia Southern University, our #1 school for fire protection. Set in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a very large private for-profit institution. Columbia Southern University graduates 26% of students within six years. About 1,587 fire protection degrees were awarded at Columbia Southern University in the most recent year. Graduates of the fire protection program make about $79,022 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $15,874 to complete this degree.
Read more about the fire protection program at Columbia Southern University
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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 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.
