2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Fire Protection Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Fire Protection Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the United States to see which master'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.
2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the fire protection master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Fire Protection
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular school in the United States for fire protection students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 40% of the fire protection majors at the school.
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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 master’s degree. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in the United States. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.
About 19% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 81% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Master’s Degree Schools list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
About 8% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 92% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Master’s Degree Schools list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
About 31% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 69% are male.
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University of New Haven ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Master’s Degree Schools list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven.
About 33% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 67% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, Western Oregon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students working on their master’s degree. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.
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Anna Maria College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paxton.
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Fire Protection Related Majors
One of 4 majors within the area of study, fire protection has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Fire Protection
| 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 8 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.