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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Science (Income $30-$48k) in Maryland

1 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$6,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 7,726 people earned their degree in fire science, making the major the 246th most popular in the United States.

Across Maryland, there were 6 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,858 and $15,601 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fire science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fire science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland associate degree fire science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Science (Income $30-$48k) in Maryland

#1

College of Southern Maryland

La Plata, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Maryland. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k list. CSM is located in La Plata, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.

CSM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. It costs about $6,385 for Maryland Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend College of Southern Maryland.

Read more about Fire Science at CSM

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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