SUMMARY
Going to school for Fire Protection is a valuable choice and commonly a necessary first step for scholars endeavoring to pursue a career as a fire protection engineer, a firefighter/paramedic, or a fire inspector. In fact, nationally, fire protection is a very rare degree being the 180th most popular degree. Last year, there were 1,423 fire protection degrees conferred. In-state tuition for fire protection at private institutions is, on average, 3.4 times more spendy than their public counterparts.
With only 45 colleges offering fire protection you may have limited options as to the institutions which will have a degree program for you. If you are looking to immerse yourself with other fire protection undergraduates, consider colleges in Alabama which have more students admitted to fire protection than any other state. Zooming out, the top region to major in fire protection is in the Southeast region with Eastern Kentucky University, Fayetteville State University, and Columbia Southern University best representing the region. Interestingly, our pick for the best conference to study fire protection is the Western Athletic Conference with Utah Valley University representing the conference. On that topic, our choice for the best university for fire protection is Colorado State University-Fort Collins. You might also want to check out our list of best colleges.
The best school might not actually be the best school for every student. There can be a bunch more factors to weigh when deciding on college. Features such as campus amenities, transportation services, and food would definitely impact one's inclinations of which university to attend. Here at authority.org, we weighed the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you are interested in which fire protection college is home to the best campus, the winner is CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. If, for example, you are very interested in which school has the top campus, we have an entire page dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through professor reviews, student reviews, government databases, and more to compare every major in the United States in an unbiased and informative way. You can find our comprehensive list for the schools with the best student life here and our pick for the school with the best student life for fire protection is University of Florida-Online. Are you curious why? Continue scrolling to find out more about Authority's top recommendations. Some of our conclusions just might surprise you.
If expense is a primary factor in your choice of where you attend college, you might be cautious about University of New Haven. University of New Haven is our most expensive university for fire protection, at least regarding out of state attendance. We have an entire list of the most expensive schools that could put the cost at University of New Haven into perspective. You may also care to know that fire protection is the 368th most expensive major in the United States, with an average associated cost of $17,800. To zoom out a little, the most expensive state for fire protection in the country is Connecticut with expenses at the primary institution, University of New Haven, of $39,000. Even more broadly, the most costly region for fire protection is the New England region which is best demonstrated with University of New Haven with a cost of $39,000, Anna Maria College with a cost of $36,190, and Salem State University with a cost of $7,050.
Our cheapest region for fire protection is the Great Lakes region which is represented by Western Illinois University with a cost of $8,627, Lake Superior State University with a cost of $12,000, and Purdue University Global with a cost of $13,356. In better news, the most affordable college for fire protection is Columbia Southern University. Authority's full list of the most affordable universities can be found here.
In-state attendees can expect to pay in the neighborhood of $9,600 for a degree in fire protection. The cost increases by a lot to a median of $19,600 for the out-of-state public-school student. Our choice for the university constituting the best value for fire protection: University of New Haven. On this page you will find our comprehensive list about the universities we believe to be the best value overall. Do know, this idea is predicated on being an out-of-state student. The value proposition changes when it comes to in-state tuition, but as we do not know what state(s) you might qualify for in-state tuition, we are approaching this discussion through out-of-state tuition costs.
Earnings for fire protection majors range widely, but within two-years of finishing the degree graduates will often make around $55,800. While there is much variation in earnings; top positions can make up to $111,000. Even straight out of school, the minimum earning positions within the fire protection field earn $27,900, which is an alright wage. The highest earning graduates for fire protection attended University of Florida-Online and if you are looking for schools with all of the highest earning graduates, we have that too.
The all-around diversity of fire protection falls near the bottom, arriving in only the 14th percentile of all programs. The school with the highest composite diversity for fire protection is Waldorf University and here you can find our comprehensive list of the schools with the most diversity. The overall financial diversity of the Fire Protection major is only within the 74th percentile compared to all other majors. Racial diversity is even less in the 22nd percentile. White collegians make up the largest proportion, 74%, of those majoring in fire protection. Additionally, 89% of students seeking a fire protection degree are men.
The median rating for fire protection professors is 4.5 stars, a score which is 13% above the median across every major; which is a fairly good ranking. If you are searching for the most popular fire protection professor in the nation, consider looking up Yuderka Lewis from Utah Valley University. It might come as a surprise, but the best rated instructors of fire protection by student are found at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. If we incorporate information other than basic rankings we find that the university with the overall best instructors for fire protection is New Jersey City University. One can find more detail on our evolving ranking methodology of the best overall professors here, as well as some of the finest instructors nationwide.
Finally, the hardest college to get into for fire protection is University of Florida-Online. While we do not necessarily see the value in it, we have a comprehensive page for the hardest colleges to get into. Although, here at Authority we do hope you believe that considering college with a perspective only derived from superlatives could cause issues. We encourage you to read our other pages on individual topics and peruse some of our background articles on useful things to consider as you continue your university search.