2023 Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southeast 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.
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 Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Fire Protection
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in the Southeast Region for fire protection students working on their bachelor’s degree. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.
Columbia Southern University undergraduate students pay an average of $5,775 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, fire protection graduates from Columbia Southern University carry an average student debtload of $23,446.
Columbia Southern University also claimed a spot on our Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at American Military University are $7,360 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, fire protection majors at American Military University accumulate an average of around $24,915 in student debt.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, American Military University also did well on our Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida-Online. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF Online is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
UF Online undergraduate students pay an average of $16,579 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at UF Online take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,775.
UF Online excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Liberty University are $16,160 per year.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Columbia College South Carolina are $18,218 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Fayetteville State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Fayetteville State University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,987 in tuition and fees each year. On average, fire protection graduates from Fayetteville State University take out $18,480 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Eastern Kentucky University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree fire protection programs. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern are $20,024 per year. Fire Protection majors at Eastern take out an average of $31,294 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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With a ranking of #8, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Gardner - Webb undergraduate students pay an average of $32,200 in tuition and fees each year.
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Methodist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Methodist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.
Methodist undergraduate students pay an average of $36,960 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Fire Protection Colleges by State
Explore the best fire protection colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 29 |
| Virginia | 41 |
| North Carolina | 255 |
| Florida | 260 |
| Tennessee | 44 |
| Kentucky | 72 |
| South Carolina | 5 |
| Louisiana | 19 |
| Arkansas | 7 |
| Alabama | 1,020 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| West Virginia | 91 |
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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.