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2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region

41 Colleges
$53,927 Avg Salary
$17,843 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

Fire Protection is the #121 most popular major in the country with 13,766 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the fire protection programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Fire Protection Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Carbondale the best school in the Great Lakes Region for fire protection students. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at SIUC take out is $15,200.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Madison Area Technical College is a great place for fire protection students. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#4

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

The excellent programs at Schoolcraft College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in the Great Lakes Region . Schoolcraft College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Livonia.

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Out of the 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Gateway Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Eastern Gateway Community College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Steubenville.

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#6

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Mid-State Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for fire protection students. It came in at #6 on the list. Mid-State is a small public school located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for fire protection students. It came in at #7 on the list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

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With a ranking of #8, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for fire protection students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, fire protection graduates from FVTC take out $11,477 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Gateway Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #10, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s best schools for fire protection students. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

After completing their degree, fire protection graduates from Purdue University Global carry an average student debtload of $28,650.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges by State

Explore the best fire protection colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 50
Ohio 135
Illinois 289
Indiana 292
Wisconsin 88

Fire Protection is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 25 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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