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2023 Best Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges
$63,239 Avg Salary
$29,006 Avg Student Debt

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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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 analysis found Southern Illinois University Carbondale to be the best school for fire protection students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school 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.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Out of the 2 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 2 spot on the list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 50
Ohio 135
Indiana 292
Wisconsin 88

One of 4 majors within the area of study, fire protection has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

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