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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Massachusetts

14 Colleges
$79,110 Avg Salary
$14,813 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

In 2020-2021, 218 degrees and certificates were awarded to fire protection students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #111 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Massachusetts 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 2023 rankings named Anna Maria College the most popular school in Massachusetts for fire protection students. Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paxton.

Fire Protection majors at Anna Maria take out an average of $22,067 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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 Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, fire protection majors at North Shore Community College accumulate an average of around $7,559 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bunker Hill Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Massachusetts list. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

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Out of the 14 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Springfield Technical Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Quinsigamond Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in Massachusetts. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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Massasoit Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fire protection students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Mount Wachusett Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Massachusetts ranking. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

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#10

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 29
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 14 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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