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2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in Massachusetts

10 Colleges
$79,110 Avg Salary
$14,813 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

In 2020-2021, 218 degrees and certificates were awarded to fire protection students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #111 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Fire Protection Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Massachusetts to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in Massachusetts

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 North Shore Community College the best school in Massachusetts for fire protection students. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at North Shore Community College take out is $7,559.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Wachusett Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in Massachusetts list. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massasoit Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Fire Protection Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

Anna Maria 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. Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paxton.

While working on their degree, fire protection majors at Anna Maria accumulate an average of around $22,067 in student debt.

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#7

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

With a ranking of #7, Bristol Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for fire protection students. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

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Salem State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Fire Protection Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Quinsigamond Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best fire protection programs. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

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Bunker Hill Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best fire protection programs. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 29
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 10 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).

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