Fire Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #266 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for fire science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 133 degrees in fire science during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of fire science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Fire Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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 Michigan.
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The schools below may not offer all types of fire science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Macomb Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in fire science. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of Warren. A Best Colleges rank of #377 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Macomb Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 11 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Macomb Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Lake Superior State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in fire science. Located in the remote town of Sault Ste Marie, Lake Superior State University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 35th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 19 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Lake Superior State University in the most recent data year.
Madonna University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in fire science. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Livonia. A Best Colleges rank of #531 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Madonna is a great university overall.
There were about 3 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Madonna in the most recent year we have data available.
Schoolcraft College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in fire science. Schoolcraft College is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Livonia. This college ranks 37th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 10 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Schoolcraft College in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Lansing, LCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 32nd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 21 fire science students who graduated with this degree at LCC in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Auburn Hills, Oakland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1128 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Oakland Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 58 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Oakland Community College in the most recent data year.
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. We derive our Best Overall Fire Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
