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2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$25,199 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,963 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

In 2020-2021, 172 people earned a degree or certificate in fire protection, making the major the #233 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Fire Protection Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for fire protection students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in the United States

Check out the fire protection programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Fire Protection

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN
$14,436 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the best value school in the United States for fire protection students. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue University Global are $14,436 per year.

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$15,240 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SIUC are $15,240 a year.

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$24,764 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great value for fire protection students. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OSU are $24,764 a year.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in the United States. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UF are $28,659 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 15% of our Best Fire Protection Schools ranking.

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#5

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT
$42,898 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools list. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

University of New Haven undergraduate students pay an average of $42,898 in tuition and fees each year.

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Fire Protection by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 4 majors within the area of study, fire protection has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Fire Protection

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 7,783
Homeland Security 2,759
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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