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Best Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin

2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin

11 Colleges
$63,683 Avg Salary
$22,925 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

With 88 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #121 most popular major in Wisconsin.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Wisconsin to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin

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

Top 10 Best Fire Protection Schools

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh to be the best school for fire protection students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Oshkosh.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Madison Area Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin list. Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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#3

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mid-State Technical College is a great place for fire protection students. Mid-State is a small public school located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

Fire Protection majors at FVTC take out an average of $11,477 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gateway Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Western Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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Waukesha County Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin ranking. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.

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Northcentral Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI

Blackhawk Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best fire protection programs. Located in the small suburb of Janesville, BTC is a public college with a small student population.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best fire protection programs. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 50
Ohio 135
Illinois 289
Indiana 292

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 11 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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