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2023 Most Popular Online Fire Protection Schools

65 Colleges
$53,963 Avg Salary
$19,479 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Fire Protection Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 65 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Fire Protection Colleges.

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the most popular school for fire protection students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

Fire Protection majors at Columbia Southern University take out an average of $15,803 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

The excellent online programs at Rio Hondo College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in the United States. RHCCD is a large public school located in the suburb of Whittier.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University Global. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Fire Protection Schools list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, fire protection graduates from Purdue University Global carry an average student debtload of $28,650.

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#4

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Waldorf University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Fire Protection Schools list. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.

The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at Waldorf take out is $18,078.

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Out of the 65 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, fire protection graduates from American Military University take out $15,615 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

Anna Maria College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best fire protection programs. Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paxton.

The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at Anna Maria take out is $22,067.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #7, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for fire protection students. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

On average, fire protection graduates from UF take out $17,864 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Volunteer State Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Fire Protection Schools ranking. VSCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Gallatin.

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#9

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida-Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for fire protection students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF Online is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, fire protection graduates from UF Online take out $17,864 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#10

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for fire protection students. It came in at #10 on the list. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for online Fire Protection students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Fire Protection Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville, NC
13 Eastern Oregon University La Grande, OR

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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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 26 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).

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