If you plan on majoring in fire science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #266 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fire Science Schools in Indiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 123 degrees in fire science annually.
Your choice of fire science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for fire science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 the Best Fire Science Schools in Indiana.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the fire science degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat Ivy Tech Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in fire science. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ivy Tech Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 71 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent data year.
Purdue University Global is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in fire science. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. This university ranks 8th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 36 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Purdue University Global in the most recent year we have data available.
Vincennes University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in fire science. Located in the remote town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 16 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Vincennes University in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of fire science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for fire science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.