2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Maine
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You
In 2020-2021, 27 degrees and certificates were awarded to fire protection students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #100 most popular major in the state.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
The Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Fire Protection School
Our 2023 rankings named Southern Maine Community College the best value school in Maine for fire protection students. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
SMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,874 in in-state 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.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 218 |
| Connecticut | 29 |
| New Hampshire | 17 |
| Rhode Island | 10 |
| Vermont | 0 |
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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.
Majors Similar 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.