2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in New Mexico
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You
With 37 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #88 most popular major in New Mexico.
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.
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 Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New Mexico 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.
Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality in Fire Protection
Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the best value school in New Mexico for fire protection students. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a large student population.
CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $1,684 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CNM is ranked #5 for overall quality for fire protection in New Mexico.
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The excellent programs at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in New Mexico. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NMSU Dona Ana are $2,160 a year.
NMSU Dona Ana also took the #4 spot in our Best Fire Protection Schools in New Mexico rankings.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 220 |
| Arizona | 41 |
| Oklahoma | 42 |
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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 averages are for the top 2 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.