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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

12 Colleges
$55,547 Avg Salary
$16,156 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 218 degrees and certificates were awarded to fire protection students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #111 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Massachusetts to see which associate degree 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.

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

Our analysis found North Shore Community College to be the most popular school for fire protection students who want to pursue a associate degree in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

On average, fire protection graduates from North Shore Community College take out $9,459 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Middlesex Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bunker Hill Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 15 students majoring in fire protection at BHCC, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Massasoit Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Springfield Technical Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at STCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,456.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinsigamond Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

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With a ranking of #7, Mount Wachusett Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

Of the 9 students majoring in fire protection at MWCC, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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#8

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree fire protection programs. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at Bristol take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,370.

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#9

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

Cape Cod Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school located in the city of West Barnstable.

Of the 5 students majoring in fire protection at Cape Cod Community College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#10

Greenfield Community College

Greenfield, MA

Greenfield Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the town of Greenfield.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 29
New Hampshire 17
Maine 27
Rhode Island 10
Vermont 0

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 12 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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