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2023 Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

31 Colleges
$17,441 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,239 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree School for You

Fire Protection is the #121 most popular major in the country with 13,766 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for fire protection students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for fire protection students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia Southern University are $5,775 per year. On average, fire protection graduates from Columbia Southern University take out $23,446 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Columbia Southern University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great value for fire protection students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SIUC are $15,240 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, fire protection majors at SIUC accumulate an average of around $17,627 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year. The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at American Military University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,915.

American Military University also claimed a spot on our Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fire protection schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a large student population.

UW Oshkosh undergraduate students pay an average of $15,306 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida-Online. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF Online is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UF Online are $16,579 a year. Fire Protection majors at UF Online take out an average of $22,775 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

UF Online also claimed a spot on our Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#6

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fire protection students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue University Global are $14,436 a year. On average, fire protection graduates from Purdue University Global take out $36,264 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#7

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, MI

Lake Superior State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree fire protection programs. Lake Superior State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Sault Ste Marie.

Lake Superior State University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,200 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree fire protection programs. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,160 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Columbia College

Columbia, SC

With a ranking of #9, Columbia College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students working on their bachelor’s degree. Columbia College South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Columbia College South Carolina undergraduate students pay an average of $18,218 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fire protection students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fayetteville State University are $16,987 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, fire protection majors at Fayetteville State University accumulate an average of around $18,480 in student debt.

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Fire Protection by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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).

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