2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You
Fire Protection is the #121 most popular major in the country with 13,766 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Fire Protection Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the New England Region 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for fire protection majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Fire Protection Schools
Our analysis found North Shore Community College to be the best value school for fire protection students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Shore Community College are $10,920 per year. Fire Protection majors at North Shore Community College take out an average of $7,559 in student loans while working on their egree.
Out of the 14 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. SMCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of South Portland.
SMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,754 in tuition and fees each year. Fire Protection majors at SMCC take out an average of $11,898 in student loans while working on their egree.
Out of the 14 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Wachusett Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MWCC are $10,588 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in the New England Region list. Middlesex Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bedford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Middlesex Community College are $12,120 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massasoit Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in the New England Region list. Massasoit Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Brockton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Massasoit Community College are $10,104 a year.
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Bristol Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Bristol undergraduate students pay an average of $10,152 in tuition and fees each year.
Springfield Technical Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools in the New England Region ranking. STCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
STCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,728 in tuition and fees each year.
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Quinsigamond Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Quinsigamond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,774 in tuition and fees each year.
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Bunker Hill Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
BHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,224 in tuition and fees each year.
BHCC also claimed a spot on our Best Fire Protection Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Community College of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for fire protection students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCRI are $13,260 a year.
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Best Fire Protection Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 218 |
Connecticut | 29 |
New Hampshire | 17 |
Maine | 27 |
Rhode Island | 10 |
Vermont | 0 |
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Majors Related to Fire Protection
Fire Protection is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Fire Protection
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 14 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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