2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fire Science
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Ranked Colleges
259
Degrees Awarded
$26,400
Avg Cost*
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Fire Science is the 266th most popular major in the country with 8,321 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 259 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in fire science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in fire science.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree fire science students.
Top 18 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fire Science
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anna Maria College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. Located in Paxton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 67 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fire science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Fire Science at Anna Maria
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida-Online landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this medium-sized public school awarded 41 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fire science students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Florida-Online Fire Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Superior State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major. Sault Ste Marie, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fire science degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Lake Superior State University Fire Science Report
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey City University landed the #4 spot on the list. NJCU is a medium-sized public school situated in Jersey City, New Jersey. It awarded 20 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fire Science at NJCU
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Ozarks landed the #5 spot on the list. Hard Work U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Point Lookout, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Fire Science at College of the Ozarks
With a ranking of #6, Utah Valley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. Utah Valley University is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 87 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full UVU Fire Science Report
With a ranking of #7, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. Columbia College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Fire Science at Columbia College South Carolina
Lewis - Clark State College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. Lewiston, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fire science degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fire Science at Lewis - Clark State College
With a ranking of #9, John Jay College of Criminal Justice did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. John Jay is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full John Jay Fire Science Report
Columbia Southern University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. Orange Beach, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fire science degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Columbia Southern University Fire Science Report
With a ranking of #11, Idaho State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fire Science at Idaho State University
Madonna University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking. Livonia, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fire science degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Madonna Fire Science Report
With a ranking of #13, American Public University System did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fire science degrees to 54 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Fire Science at American Military University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Embry-Riddle Worldwide Fire Science Report
With a ranking of #13, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fire science degrees to 60 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fire Science at UF
New England College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking. Located in Henniker, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fire science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full New England College Fire Science Report
With a ranking of #13, Siena Heights University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major list. Adrian, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fire science degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Fire Science at Siena Heights University
The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Science Major ranking. The Graduate Center, CUNY is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 0 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Fire Science at The Graduate Center, CUNY
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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).
- 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.
- 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.
