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Most Popular Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

10 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.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for fire protection students working on their bachelor’s degree. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Of the 112 students majoring in fire protection at Purdue University Global, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for fire protection students working on their bachelor’s degree. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Of the 44 students majoring in fire protection at SIUC, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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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Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

Of the 21 students majoring in fire protection at BGSU, 95% are male and 5% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, fire protection majors at BGSU accumulate an average of around $20,197 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great place for fire protection students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#5

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, MI

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Lake Superior State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Sault Ste Marie, Lake Superior State University is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 13% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 7% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for fire protection students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the small city of Oshkosh.

Women make up 8% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in fire protection at University of Akron Main Campus, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#9

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Siena Heights University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for fire protection students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Siena Heights University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Adrian.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges by State

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

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 10 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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