2022 Best Value Colleges for Fire Science in Tennessee (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Fire Science is the 246th most popular major in the country with 7,726 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Tennessee, there were 53 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fire Science Schools in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fire science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fire science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fire science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fire Science Schools in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee fire science students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Fire Science in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

Volunteer State Community College

Gallatin, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$6,990 Average Net Price

$33,220 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Fire Science Schools in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Volunteer State Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Gallatin, Tennessee, and it awarded 44 ’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

VSCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fire Science Schools in Tennessee” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Volunteer State Community College is $6,990 for Tennessee Fire Science students with aid.

Read full report on Fire Science at Volunteer State Community College

#2

Walters State Community College

Morristown, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$3,404 Average Net Price

$32,100 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Fire Science Schools in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Walters State Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Walters State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Morristown, Tennessee. It awarded 5 ’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

WSCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fire Science Schools in Tennessee” list. It costs about $3,404 for Tennessee Fire Science students with aid per year to attend Walters State Community College.

Read full report on Fire Science at Walters State Community College

• Best Value Colleges for Fire Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Colleges for Fire Science (With Aid)

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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