2023 Best Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 289 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #94 most popular major in Illinois.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois
Check out the fire protection bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Fire Protection
Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Carbondale the best school in Illinois for fire protection students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Fire Protection majors at SIUC take out an average of $17,627 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in Illinois. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
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Request InformationBest Fire Protection Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 50 |
| Ohio | 135 |
| Indiana | 292 |
| Wisconsin | 88 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Fire Protection
One of 4 majors within the area of study, fire protection has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Fire Protection
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 113,121 |
| Homeland Security | 7,140 |
| Security Science and Technology | 6,888 |
| Other Homeland Security | 1,695 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.