2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Fire/Arson Investigation and Prevention Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention is the 1089th most popular major in the country with 70 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1 fire/arson investigation and prevention graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1 fire/arson investigation and prevention graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fire/arson investigation and prevention programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fire/arson investigation and prevention program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The fire/arson investigation and prevention school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Fire/Arson Investigation and Prevention Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Fire/Arson Investigation and Prevention Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fire/Arson Investigation and Prevention Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$5,658 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Fire/Arson Investigation and Prevention Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s fire/arson investigation and prevention students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Dona Ana also made our “Best Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Dona Ana is $5,658 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire/Arson Investigation and Prevention students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full NMSU Dona Ana Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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