2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools
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.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 493 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fire Protection program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the United States
Check out the fire protection programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Fire Protection
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the most popular school in the United States for fire protection students. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, fire protection graduates from Columbia Southern University carry an average student debt load of $15,803.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Santa Ana College is a great place for fire protection students. SAC is a very large public school located in the city of Santa Ana.
On average, fire protection graduates from SAC take out $13,375 in student loans while working on their degree.
The excellent programs at Victor Valley College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in the United States. Victor Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Victorville.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rio Hondo College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools list. RHCCD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Whittier.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University Global. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Fire Protection majors at Purdue University Global take out an average of $28,650 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Palomar College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fire protection programs. Palomar College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.
Utah Valley University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fire protection programs. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
On average, fire protection graduates from UVU take out $11,441 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Valencia College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fire protection programs. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #9, Clark State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students. Located in the city of Springfield, Clark State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Sierra College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fire protection students. It came in at #10 on the list. Sierra College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rocklin.
Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fire protection students. It came in at #10 on the list. FSCJ is a very large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.
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Shasta College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fire protection students. It came in at #12 on the list. Shasta College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Redding.
Sinclair Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
After completing their degree, fire protection graduates from Sinclair Community College carry an average student debt load of $8,750.
With a ranking of #14, Oxnard College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students. Located in the city of Oxnard, Oxnard College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Allan Hancock College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Maria, Allan Hancock College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Moreno Valley College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fire protection programs. Located in the large suburb of Moreno Valley, Moreno Valley College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #17, Seminole State College of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students. Seminole State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Sanford.
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San Antonio College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools list. San Antonio College is a large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fire protection students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the city of Santa Rosa, SRJC is a public college with a large student population.
With a ranking of #20, St Petersburg College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Clearwater.
While working on their degree, fire protection majors at SPC accumulate an average of around $12,867 in student debt.
Butte College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Southwestern Illinois College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fire protection students. It came in at #22 on the list. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Belleville.
On average, fire protection graduates from SWIC take out $12,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Southwestern Illinois College
With a ranking of #23, Waldorf University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.
While working on their degree, fire protection majors at Waldorf accumulate an average of around $18,078 in student debt.
With a ranking of #24, North Central Texas College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students. NCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Gainesville.
Read full report on Fire Protection at North Central Texas College
American Public University System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fire protection students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, fire protection graduates from American Military University carry an average student debt load of $15,615.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Fire Protection Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Fire Protection Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 493 different United States fire protection schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Fire Protection Schools award.
Fire Protection by Region
View the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools for a specific region near you.
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Fire Protection Related Majors
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 25 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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