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Most Popular Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools

2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools

44 Colleges
$63,239 Avg Salary
$29,006 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 44 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fire Protection program at each school on the list.

Check out the fire protection bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#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 a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 4% of the fire protection majors at the school.

Fire Protection majors at Columbia Southern University take out an average of $23,446 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 85% are male.

On average, fire protection graduates from Purdue University Global take out $36,264 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anna Maria College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paxton.

About 1% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 99% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, fire protection majors at Anna Maria accumulate an average of around $20,668 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great place for fire protection students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 71 students majoring in fire protection at UVU, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Fire Protection majors at UVU take out an average of $19,697 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

Out of the 44 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Waldorf University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.

Of the 70 students majoring in fire protection at Waldorf, 93% are male and 7% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, fire protection majors at Waldorf accumulate an average of around $22,936 in student debt.

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Eastern Kentucky University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.

About 10% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 90% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, fire protection majors at Eastern accumulate an average of around $31,294 in student debt.

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#6

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #6, University of Florida-Online did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF Online is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in fire protection at UF Online, 78% are male and 22% are female.

The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at UF Online take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,775.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 89% are male.

The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at SIUC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,627.

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#8

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

Women make up 5% of the fire protection majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at Fayetteville State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,480.

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#10

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

With a ranking of #10, Eastern Oregon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of La Grande, EOU is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 5% of the fire protection majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, fire protection graduates from EOU carry an average student debt load of $26,903.

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

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 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).

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