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Best Fire Protection Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges
$57,231 Avg Salary
$14,550 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection 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 Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Fire Protection Colleges.

Top Illinois Schools in Fire Protection

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Carbondale the best school in Illinois for fire protection students. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

After completing their degree, fire protection graduates from SIUC carry an average student debtload of $15,200.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Illinois College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in Illinois list. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Belleville.

While working on their degree, fire protection majors at SWIC accumulate an average of around $12,000 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moraine Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in Illinois list. MVCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Palos Hills.

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The excellent programs at Lewis and Clark Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in Illinois. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Godfrey.

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#5

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

The excellent programs at Oakton Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Morton College

Cicero, IL

Morton 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. Morton College is a small public school located in the suburb of Cicero.

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With a ranking of #7, Western Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best schools for fire protection students. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

After completing their degree, fire protection graduates from WIU carry an average student debtload of $20,750.

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#8

McHenry County College

Crystal Lake, IL

With a ranking of #8, McHenry County College did quite well on this year’s best schools for fire protection students. Located in the rural area of Crystal Lake, MCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, fire protection graduates from MCC carry an average student debtload of $10,250.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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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 8 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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