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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$18,918 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

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 large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia Southern University are $5,775 per 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 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 in the Southeast Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #2 on our 2023 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 fringe town of Charles Town.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, American Military University is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#3

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida-Online. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF Online is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UF Online are $16,579 per 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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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

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 very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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

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#5

Columbia College

Columbia, SC

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 school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia College South Carolina are $18,218 per year.

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#6

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree fire protection programs. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fayetteville State University are $16,987 a 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Eastern undergraduate students pay an average of $20,024 in tuition and fees each 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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#8

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gardner - Webb are $32,200 a year.

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#9

Methodist University

Fayetteville, NC

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 city of Fayetteville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Methodist are $36,960 per year.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Methodist University

Best 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

Fire Protection is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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).

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