2023 Best Other Fire Protection Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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Ranked Colleges
18
Degrees Awarded
$24,500
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Fire Protection” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Fire Protection is the 1098th most popular major in the country with 126 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 18 other fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other fire protection programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other fire protection program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Fire Protection” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Fire Protection
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Fire Protection”.
Top 1 Best Other Fire Protection Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Fire Protection list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 12 ’s other fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Akron Main Campus also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 16,094 students enrolled at University of Akron Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,240. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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