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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the New England Region

25 Colleges
$63,046 Avg Salary
$22,890 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. 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 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 the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the New England Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for fire protection majors pursuing a .

#1

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

Our analysis found Anna Maria College to be the most popular school for fire protection students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, fire protection graduates from Anna Maria carry an average student debt load of $22,067.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Shore Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the New England Region list. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Danvers.

The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at North Shore Community College take out is $7,559.

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#3

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

The excellent programs at University of New Haven helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Fire Protection majors at University of New Haven take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

The excellent programs at Southern Maine Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in the New England Region . SMCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of South Portland.

The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at SMCC take out is $11,898.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salem State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the New England Region list. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.

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Lakes Region Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Laconia, Lakes Region Community College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Bunker Hill Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, BHCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Middlesex Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fire protection programs. Middlesex Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bedford.

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Springfield Technical Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fire protection programs. STCC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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Quinsigamond Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges by State

Explore the best fire protection colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 218
Connecticut 29
New Hampshire 17
Maine 27
Rhode Island 10
Vermont 0

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 25 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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