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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Maryland

7 Colleges
$63,683 Avg Salary
$28,650 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

Fire Protection is the #201 most popular major in Maryland with 14 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Colleges.

#1

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Montgomery College the most popular school in Maryland for fire protection students. Montgomery College is a large public school located in the city of Rockville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Southern Maryland. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Maryland list. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Frederick Community College is a great place for fire protection students. Located in the city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Anne Arundel Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. AACC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Arnold.

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#5

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

Out of the 7 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. HCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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Out of the 7 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Prince George’s Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public school with a large student population.

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#5

Cecil College

North East, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cecil College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Maryland list. Located in the rural area of North East, Cecil College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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 7 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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