If you plan on majoring in fire protection, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #118 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 88 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Fire Protection Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13,901 degrees in fire protection annually.
Your choice of fire protection school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for fire protection schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for Fire Protection in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the fire protection degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Any student who is interested in fire protection has to look into Columbia Southern University. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit university located in the town of Orange Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #109 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia Southern University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 918 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Columbia Southern University in the most recent year we have data available. Fire Protection degree recipients from Columbia Southern University earn a boost of approximately $22,441 above the typical income of fire protection majors.
It's difficult to beat Butte College if you want to pursue a degree in fire protection. Butte College is a fairly large public college located in the rural area of Oroville. This college ranks 63rd out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 103 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Butte College in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Santa Rosa Junior College if you want to pursue a degree in fire protection. Located in the midsize city of Santa Rosa, SRJC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SRJC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 110 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at SRJC in the most recent year we have data available.
Moreno Valley College is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in fire protection. Moreno Valley College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Moreno Valley. This college ranks 146th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 166 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Moreno Valley College in the most recent data year.
Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ivy Tech Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 72 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent data year.
Madison College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #223 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Madison College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 35 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Madison College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.
There were about 9 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 3rd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were about 51 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at CSN in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great university overall.
There were about 13 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Modesto, MJC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MJC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 57 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at MJC in the most recent data year.
Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Paxton. This college ranks 27th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 67 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Anna Maria in the most recent data year. Those fire protection students who get their degree from Anna Maria College receive $24,564 more than the standard fire protection grad.
Macomb Community College is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Warren. This college ranks 12th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 14 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Macomb Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #387 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means FVTC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 30 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at FVTC in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 36th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 61 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available. Those fire protection students who get their degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale receive $46,944 more than the standard fire protection student.
Victor Valley College is a large public college located in the suburb of Victorville. This college ranks 103rd out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 421 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Victor Valley College in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 19th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 42 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at South Texas College in the most recent year we have data available.
University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of West Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #317 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of New Haven is a great university overall.
There were roughly 36 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at University of New Haven in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the fire protection program report average early career wages of $57,392.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of fire protection school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for fire protection schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
