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2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in Connecticut

2 Colleges
$43,156 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

In 2020-2021, 29 degrees and certificates were awarded to fire protection students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #143 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Fire Protection Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Connecticut to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in Connecticut

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

Top Connecticut Schools in Fire Protection

#1

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Haven the best school in Connecticut for fire protection students. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

Fire Protection majors at University of New Haven take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Fire Protection at University of New Haven Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Fire Protection Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Fire Protection Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 218
New Hampshire 17
Maine 27
Rhode Island 10
Vermont 0

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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