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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Connecticut

4 Colleges
$43,156 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

In 2020-2021, 29 degrees and certificates were awarded to fire protection students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #143 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Connecticut 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Fire Protection Colleges.

#1

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

Our analysis found University of New Haven to be the most popular school for fire protection students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

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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Out of the 4 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Full Fire Protection at Naugatuck Valley Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capital Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Connecticut list. Capital Community College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Hartford.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Capital Community College

#3

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Gateway Community College

Best Fire Protection Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 4 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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