2023 Best Value Fire Protection Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Fire Protection Master's Degree School for You
With 289 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #94 most popular major in Illinois.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Fire Protection Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Fire Protection Master's Degree School
Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Carbondale the best value school in Illinois for fire protection students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SIUC are $16,162 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 50 |
| Ohio | 135 |
| 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 Majors Related to Fire Protection
| 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 values are for the top school 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.