2023 Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Fire Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Fire Science is the 266th most popular major in the country with 8,102 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 267 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Fire Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in fire science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fire science programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the fire science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Fire Science for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Fire Science for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 8 Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Fire Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
UVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 813 of the 40,936 students enrolled at Utah Valley University were GI Bill® students, of which 379 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,550. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Utah Valley University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UVU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia Southern University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Fire Science for a Bachelor’s. Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
Columbia Southern University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 18,533 students enrolled at Columbia Southern University, 4,284 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,084 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,251. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Superior State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fire Science for a Bachelor’s list. Lake Superior State University is a public institution located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lake Superior State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 1,909 students enrolled at Lake Superior State University, 86 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,934. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lake Superior State University]](/colleges/lake-superior-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Fire Science for a Bachelor’s. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
Columbia College South Carolina did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 1,218 students enrolled at Columbia College South Carolina, 111 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 67 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,897. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Columbia College South Carolina offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anna Maria College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fire Science for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Paxton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Anna Maria also made our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 71 of the 1,492 students enrolled at Anna Maria College were GI Bill® students, of which 49 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,238. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Anna Maria College Veteran Student Life Report
Lewis - Clark State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fire Science for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Lewis - Clark State College is a small school located in Lewiston, Idaho that handed out 3 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Lewis - Clark State College also made our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7.Of the 3,856 students enrolled at Lewis - Clark State College, 168 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,079. During this same period, 14 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lewis - Clark State College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Lewis - Clark State College Veteran Student Life Report
John Jay College of Criminal Justice did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fire Science for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
John Jay also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 15,766 students enrolled at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $952. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. John Jay College of Criminal Justice offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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New Jersey City University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Fire Science for a Bachelor’s list. New Jersey City University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jersey City, New Jersey. It awarded 25 bachelors’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NJCU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 7,550 students enrolled at New Jersey City University, 159 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 71 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,391. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. New Jersey City University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New Jersey City University]](/colleges/new-jersey-city-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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