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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

43 Colleges
$53,337 Avg Salary
$28,650 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

Fire Protection is the #121 most popular major in the country with 13,766 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named New Jersey City University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for fire protection students. Located in the city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 43 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, John Jay College of Criminal Justice landed the # 2 spot on the list. John Jay is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bucks County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Monroe Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

The excellent programs at Camden County College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Camden County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Blackwood.

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#6

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

With a ranking of #6, Nassau Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students. Nassau Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Garden City.

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Onondaga Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. OCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Syracuse.

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Mohawk Valley Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. MVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Utica.

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Suffolk County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Suffolk County Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Selden.

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#6

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

Montgomery College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Fire Protection students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 20
New York 79
Maryland 14
New Jersey 54
District of Columbia 1

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 33 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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