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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in New Mexico

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$34,786 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

With 37 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #88 most popular major in New Mexico.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in New Mexico 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.

Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the most popular school for fire protection students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in New Mexico. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

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Out of the 9 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Los Alamos, UNM Los Alamos is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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#4

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

The excellent programs at San Juan College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in New Mexico. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC 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 Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in New Mexico list. ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Ruidoso.

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Northern New Mexico College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fire protection students. It came in at #6 on the list. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school located in the distant town of Espanola.

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Clovis Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in New Mexico ranking. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Clovis.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in New Mexico list. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Roswell.

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#6

Luna Community College

Las Vegas, NM

Luna Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the rural area of Las Vegas, Luna Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 220
Arizona 41
Oklahoma 42

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 9 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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