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2023 Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$25,355 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,239 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, fire protection was ranked #121 in the country. In fact 13,766 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for fire protection majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Fire Protection

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for fire protection students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State are $31,470 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, fire protection graduates from Colorado State carry an average student debtload of $24,181.

Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $17,092 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, fire protection majors at UVU accumulate an average of around $19,697 in student debt.

Full Fire Protection at Utah Valley University Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis - Clark State College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public school with a small student population.

Lewis - Clark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $20,238 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Fire Protection at Lewis - Clark State College Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fire protection schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Denver are $27,502 a year.

Full Fire Protection at Metropolitan State University of Denver Report

Best Fire Protection Colleges by State

Explore the best fire protection schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 108
Utah 180
Idaho 19
Montana 13
Wyoming 22

One of 4 majors within the area of study, fire protection has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Fire Protection

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 4 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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