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Most Popular Online Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Online Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$53,927 Avg Salary
$17,843 Avg Student Debt

Fire Protection is the #121 most popular major in the country with 13,766 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for fire protection majors pursuing an online .

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for fire protection students who want to pursue an online degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 2 spot on the list. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at SIUC take out is $15,200.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Gateway Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Eastern Gateway Community College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Steubenville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Land Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. LLCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.

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#7

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

Schoolcraft College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best fire protection programs. Schoolcraft College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Livonia.

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With a ranking of #8, Northcentral Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for fire protection students. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Siena Heights University did quite well on this year’s best schools for fire protection students. Siena Heights University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Adrian.

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Explore the most popular online fire protection colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 50
Ohio 135
Illinois 289
Indiana 292
Wisconsin 88

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Fire Protection is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 9 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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