2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Fire Science for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
33
Degrees Awarded
$33,200
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Middle Atlantic Region for Fire Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 8,102 people earned their degree in fire science, making the major the 266th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 56 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fire science programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fire science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The fire science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Fire Science for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Fire Science for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Fire Science for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey City University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Fire Science for a Bachelor’s list. Jersey City, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fire science degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
NJCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fire Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 159 of the 7,550 students enrolled at NJCU were GI Bill® students, of which 71 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,391. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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