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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Texas

29 Colleges
$39,602 Avg Salary
$6,799 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

In 2020-2021, 220 degrees and certificates were awarded to fire protection students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #147 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in Texas 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

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX

Our analysis found San Antonio College to be the most popular school for fire protection students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Located in the city of San Antonio, San Antonio College is a public school with a large student population.

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#2

North Central Texas College

Gainesville, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central Texas College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Gainesville, NCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Texas list. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

On average, fire protection graduates from Austin Community College District take out $7,575 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

With a ranking of #6, College of the Mainland did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students. Located in the midsize suburb of Texas City, COM is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fire protection students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Weatherford College

Weatherford, TX

Weatherford 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 town of Weatherford, Weatherford College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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El Paso Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fire protection programs. El Paso Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

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#10

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Del Mar College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fire protection programs. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 41
Oklahoma 42
New Mexico 37

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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