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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Master's Degree Schools

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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.

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.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for fire protection students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

About 19% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 81% are male.

Full Fire Protection at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. OSU is a fairly 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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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in the United States. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

About 31% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 69% are male.

Full Fire Protection at University of Florida Report

#6

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Master’s Degree Schools ranking. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the 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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Western Oregon University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Master’s Degree Schools list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.

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#7

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

With a ranking of #7, Anna Maria College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students working on their master’s degree. Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paxton.

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Fire Protection by Region

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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 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).

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