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2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$5,508 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,547 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree 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.

The Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for fire protection students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the fire protection associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Fire Protection

Our analysis found North Shore Community College to be the best value school for fire protection students who want to pursue a associate degree in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Shore Community College are $5,352 per year. The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at North Shore Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $9,459.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, North Shore Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality for fire protection in Massachusetts.

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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 Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Middlesex Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,048 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Wachusett Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MWCC are $5,668 a year.

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Out of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massasoit Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Massasoit Community College are $5,160 a year.

Massasoit Community College also made our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #4.

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#5

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bristol Community College is a great value for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fall River.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bristol are $5,208 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, fire protection graduates from Bristol carry an average student debtload of $12,370.

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Springfield Technical Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree fire protection programs. Located in the city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at STCC are $5,520 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, fire protection graduates from STCC carry an average student debtload of $10,456.

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Quinsigamond Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fire protection students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Quinsigamond Community College are $5,830 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Bunker Hill Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BHCC are $5,280 a year.

BHCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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Best Value 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 8 schools only.

  • 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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