2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Ohio
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You
With 135 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #135 most popular major in Ohio.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Fire Protection Schools
Our analysis found Eastern Gateway Community College to be the best value school for fire protection students who want to pursue a degree in Ohio. Located in the city of Steubenville, Eastern Gateway Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
Eastern Gateway Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 13 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Stark State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Stark State College is a large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stark State College are $4,310 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Ohio Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Ohio list. COTC is a small public school located in the suburb of Newark.
COTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,896 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Owens Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Owens State Community College are $5,510 per year.
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The excellent programs at Sinclair Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in Ohio. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dayton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Sinclair Community College are $4,329 a year. After completing their degree, fire protection graduates from Sinclair Community College carry an average student debtload of $8,750.
Sinclair Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Fire Protection Schools in Ohio list.
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Hocking College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the distant town of Nelsonville, Hocking Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hocking Technical College are $5,396 per year.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BGSU are $13,061 a year.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for fire protection students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.
UC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,777 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.
University of Akron Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $11,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Fire Protection majors at University of Akron Main Campus take out an average of $28,408 in student loans while working on their egree.
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With a ranking of #10, Great Oaks Career Campuses did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students. Great Oaks Career Campuses is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Cincinnati.
The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at Great Oaks Career Campuses take out is $8,625.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 50 |
| Illinois | 289 |
| Indiana | 292 |
| Wisconsin | 88 |
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Fire Protection Related Majors for Fire Protection
One of 4 majors within the area of study, fire protection has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 13 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.