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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin

11 Colleges
$63,683 Avg Salary
$22,925 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

With 88 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #121 most popular major in Wisconsin.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Wisconsin to see which 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.

Check out the fire protection programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Wisconsin.

Our 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the most popular school in Wisconsin for fire protection students. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at FVTC take out is $11,477.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Milwaukee Area Technical College is a great place for fire protection students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blackhawk Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the suburb of Janesville, BTC is a public school with a small student population.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fire protection students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a large student population.

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#6

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Mid-State Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Mid-State is a small public school located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids.

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Waukesha County Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin ranking. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.

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#9

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Western Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fire protection students. It came in at #9 on the list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.

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Gateway Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Gateway Technical College

Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 50
Ohio 135
Illinois 289
Indiana 292

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 11 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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