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.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of fire protection. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 200 degrees in fire protection during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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 Georgia list to help you make the college decision.
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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.
Albany Technical College is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in fire protection. Located in the city of Albany, Albany Technical College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 34th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were roughly 38 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Albany Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Wiregrass Georgia Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in fire protection. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public college located in the suburb of Valdosta. This college ranks 44th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were roughly 12 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.
Southern Crescent Technical College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in fire protection. Southern Crescent Technical College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Griffin. A Best Colleges rank of #1211 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Southern Crescent Technical College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 9 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Southern Crescent Technical College in the most recent data year.
Augusta Technical College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in fire protection. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta Technical College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #787 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Augusta Technical College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 40 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Augusta Technical College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the fire protection program make about $42,332 in their early career salary.
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).