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2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$7,584 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,875 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Fire Protection Colleges.

Top 10 Best Fire Protection Schools

$4,410 Average Tuition & Fees

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 small city of Steubenville, Eastern Gateway Community College is a public school with a fairly 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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#2

Stark State College

North Canton, OH
$4,310 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stark State College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Ohio list. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Stark State College are $4,310 a year.

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$4,896 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Ohio Technical College is a great value for fire protection students. COTC is a small public school located in the suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at COTC are $4,896 a year.

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#4

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH
$5,510 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 13 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Owens Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Owens State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,510 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$4,329 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 13 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sinclair Community College are $4,329 per year. After completing their degree, fire protection graduates from Sinclair Community College carry an average student debtload of $8,750.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Sinclair Community College also is in the top 15% of our Best Fire Protection Schools in Ohio ranking.

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#6

Hocking College

Nelsonville, OH
$5,396 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Hocking College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students. Located in the town of Nelsonville, Hocking Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Hocking Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,396 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$13,061 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

BGSU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,061 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,777 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,777 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Akron Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value fire protection programs. University of Akron Main Campus is a 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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#10

Great Oaks Career Campuses

Cincinnati, OH

Great Oaks Career Campuses came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Ohio ranking. 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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Best Value Fire Protection Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 50
Illinois 289
Indiana 292
Wisconsin 88

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

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.

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