2027 Best Fire Protection Schools in Texas
Fire Protection programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their fire protection programs.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 25 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for fire protection students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Fire Protection in Texas
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
No school ranked higher than Lone Star College System this year for fire protection. Lone Star College System is a very large public school located in the city of The Woodlands. Lone Star College System awarded about 200 fire protection degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, fire protection degree recipients from Lone Star College System generally make around $39,954. Students borrow a median of $10,425 to complete this degree.
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A rank of #2 makes Tarrant County College District one of the top schools for fire protection. Tarrant County College District is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Worth. About 185 fire protection degrees were awarded at Tarrant County College District in the most recent year. Students who receive their fire protection degree from Tarrant County College District earn around $45,158 in the first couple years of their career. Tarrant County College District graduates carry a median of $15,148 in student loans.
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College Of The Mainland is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in fire protection, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Texas City, College Of The Mainland is a moderately-sized public university. College Of The Mainland awarded about 73 fire protection degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the fire protection program make about $40,788 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $10,928 to complete this degree.
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San Jacinto Community College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in fire protection, landing the #4 spot this year. San Jacinto Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Pasadena. San Jacinto Community College awarded about 94 fire protection degrees in the most recent data year. Fire Protection graduates of San Jacinto Community College earn a median of $38,107 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $11,376.
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A rank of #5 makes Del Mar College one of the top schools for fire protection. This large public university is located in the city of Corpus Christi. There were roughly 71 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Del Mar College in the most recent data year. Graduates of the fire protection program make about $40,661 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $7,476.
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Blinn College placed #6 among the best fire protection schools. Set in the town of Brenham, Blinn College is a very large public institution. About 24 fire protection degrees were awarded at Blinn College in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, fire protection degree recipients from Blinn College generally make around $43,408. Typical student debt for the program is $16,465.
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Mclennan Community College came in at #7 for fire protection this year. Set in the city of Waco, Mclennan Community College is a large public institution. Mclennan Community College awarded about 49 fire protection degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their fire protection degree from Mclennan Community College earn around $47,467 in the first couple years of their career. Mclennan Community College graduates carry a median of $5,500 in student loans.
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Austin Community College District earned the #8 position for fire protection this year. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the city of Austin. There were roughly 212 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Austin Community College District in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, fire protection degree recipients from Austin Community College District generally make around $47,024. Austin Community College District graduates carry a median of $11,375 in student loans.
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South Plains College came in at #9 for fire protection this year. This large public university is located in the town of Levelland. About 25 fire protection degrees were awarded at South Plains College in the most recent year. Graduates of the fire protection program make about $30,949 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $13,788.
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Lamar Institute Of Technology earned the #10 position for fire protection this year. This moderately-sized public university is located in the city of Beaumont. There were roughly 34 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Lamar Institute Of Technology in the most recent data year. Graduates of the fire protection program make about $55,778 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $14,278 to complete this degree.
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Collin County Community College District ranked #11 on our 2027 list of the best fire protection schools. Set in the suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a very large public institution. About 17 fire protection degrees were awarded at Collin County Community College District in the most recent year. Fire Protection graduates of Collin County Community College District earn a median of $42,177 early in their careers. Collin County Community College District graduates carry a median of $9,716 in student loans.
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Tyler Junior College placed #12 among the best fire protection schools. Set in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a large public institution. There were roughly 115 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Tyler Junior College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their fire protection degree from Tyler Junior College earn around $43,348 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $14,869.
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Midland College came in at #13 for fire protection this year. Set in the city of Midland, Midland College is a moderately-sized public institution. Midland College awarded about 27 fire protection degrees in the most recent data year. Fire Protection graduates of Midland College earn a median of $43,454 early in their careers. Midland College graduates carry a median of $9,000 in student loans.
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El Paso Community College placed #14 among the best fire protection schools. Set in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a very large public institution. El Paso Community College awarded about 34 fire protection degrees in the most recent data year. Fire Protection graduates of El Paso Community College earn a median of $29,086 early in their careers. El Paso Community College graduates carry a median of $8,542 in student loans.
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San Antonio College earned the #15 position for fire protection this year. Set in the city of San Antonio, San Antonio College is a very large public institution. About 140 fire protection degrees were awarded at San Antonio College in the most recent year. Students who receive their fire protection degree from San Antonio College earn around $37,855 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $11,839 to complete this degree.
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Amarillo College ranked #16 on our 2027 list of the best fire protection schools. Located in the city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a large public university. There were roughly 20 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Amarillo College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their fire protection degree from Amarillo College earn around $41,053 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $15,720 to complete this degree.
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Navarro College placed #17 among the best fire protection schools. This moderately-sized public university is located in the town of Corsicana. About 28 fire protection degrees were awarded at Navarro College in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, fire protection degree recipients from Navarro College generally make around $38,210. Students borrow a median of $6,000 to complete this degree.
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North Central Texas College earned the #18 position for fire protection this year. Located in the town of Gainesville, North Central Texas College is a large public university. About 102 fire protection degrees were awarded at North Central Texas College in the most recent year. Students who receive their fire protection degree from North Central Texas College earn around $43,536 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $15,965.
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Houston Community College came in at #19 for fire protection this year. This very large public university is located in the city of Houston. About 123 fire protection degrees were awarded at Houston Community College in the most recent year. Graduates of the fire protection program make about $39,283 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $19,223 to complete this degree.
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Cisco College placed #20 among the best fire protection schools. Set in the rural area of Cisco, Cisco College is a mid-sized public institution. About 22 fire protection degrees were awarded at Cisco College in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, fire protection degree recipients from Cisco College generally make around $17,820. Students borrow a median of $10,875 to complete this degree.
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Weatherford College placed #21 among the best fire protection schools. Located in the town of Weatherford, Weatherford College is a moderately-sized public university. Weatherford College awarded about 29 fire protection degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the fire protection program make about $48,208 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $14,099.
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Kilgore College placed #22 among the best fire protection schools. Set in the town of Kilgore, Kilgore College is a moderately-sized public institution. Kilgore College awarded about 10 fire protection degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, fire protection degree recipients from Kilgore College generally make around $44,322. Kilgore College graduates carry a median of $16,734 in student loans.
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South Texas College came in at #23 for fire protection this year. This very large public university is located in the city of McAllen. South Texas College graduates 20% of students within six years. There were roughly 54 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at South Texas College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their fire protection degree from South Texas College earn around $30,227 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $6,868 to complete this degree.
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El Centro College came in at #24 for fire protection this year. Set in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a very large public institution. About 16 fire protection degrees were awarded at El Centro College in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, fire protection degree recipients from El Centro College generally make around $41,295. Students borrow a median of $14,557 to complete this degree.
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Hill College landed the #25 spot for fire protection this year. Set in the town of Hillsboro, Hill College is a moderately-sized public institution. There were roughly 42 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Hill College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, fire protection degree recipients from Hill College generally make around $33,190. Hill College graduates carry a median of $12,302 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 25 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.
