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2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$5,993 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,142 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

With 79 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #224 most popular major in New York.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Fire Protection Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in New York 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best Fire Protection Schools

$6,094 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Orange County Community College the best value school in New York for fire protection students. Located in the small city of Middletown, SUNY Orange is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

SUNY Orange undergraduate students pay an average of $6,094 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY
$5,662 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Monroe Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in New York. Monroe Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

Monroe Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,662 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Dutchess Community College

Poughkeepsie, NY
$4,976 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dutchess Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, DCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DCC are $4,976 per year.

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#4

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY
$6,330 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nassau Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Nassau Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,330 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$5,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Mohawk Valley Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Utica, MVCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MVCC are $5,500 per year.

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$5,754 Average Tuition & Fees

Onondaga Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value fire protection programs. Located in the suburb of Syracuse, OCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OCC are $5,754 a year.

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$6,270 Average Tuition & Fees

Suffolk County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for fire protection students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Suffolk County Community College are $6,270 per year.

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#8

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY
$5,722 Average Tuition & Fees

Erie Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value fire protection programs. Located in the city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Erie Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$7,470 Average Tuition & Fees

John Jay College of Criminal Justice landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value fire protection programs. Located in the large city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a fairly large student population.

John Jay undergraduate students pay an average of $7,470 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Jefferson Community College

Watertown, NY
$5,688 Average Tuition & Fees

Jefferson Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Watertown, Jefferson Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Jefferson Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Fire Protection Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 20
Maryland 14
New Jersey 54
District of Columbia 1

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 12 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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