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2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$7,465 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$7,738 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

In 2020-2021, 50 degrees and certificates were awarded to fire protection students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #180 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Michigan to see which 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Fire Protection

#1

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI
$5,494 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Schoolcraft College to be the best value school for fire protection students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. Schoolcraft College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Livonia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Schoolcraft College are $5,494 per year.

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#2

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI
$5,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Oakland Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oakland Community College are $5,200 a year. The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at Oakland Community College take out is $7,738.

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$6,090 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Macomb Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in Michigan. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Warren.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Macomb Community College are $6,090 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Macomb Community College also did well on our Best Fire Protection Schools in Michigan list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$7,340 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Lansing Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in Michigan. LCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Lansing.

LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, MI
$13,200 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Superior State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Michigan list. Located in the remote town of Sault Ste Marie, Lake Superior State University is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lake Superior State University are $13,200 a year.

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#6

Madonna University

Livonia, MI
$24,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Madonna University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madonna are $24,900 per year.

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Best Value Fire Protection Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 135
Illinois 289
Indiana 292
Wisconsin 88

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 6 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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