2023 Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Value Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Fire Protection
Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Carbondale to be the best value school for fire protection students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,240 in tuition and fees each 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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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the small city of Oshkosh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Oshkosh are $15,306 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue University Global are $14,436 per 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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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Lake Superior State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fire protection schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the remote town of Sault Ste Marie, Lake Superior State University is a public college with a small student population.
Lake Superior State University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,200 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIU are $13,297 per year.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BGSU are $21,050 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, fire protection majors at BGSU accumulate an average of around $20,197 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.
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Madonna University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madonna are $24,900 per year.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus 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 #8 on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
UC undergraduate students pay an average of $27,111 in tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 50 |
| Ohio | 135 |
| Illinois | 289 |
| Indiana | 292 |
| Wisconsin | 88 |
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Majors Related to Fire Protection
Fire Protection is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 9 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.