2025 Best Fire Science Schools in the Plains States Region

A degree in fire science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #266 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region 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 310 degrees in fire science annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Fire Science Schools List

Pick Your Fire Science Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Fire Science Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Fire Science in the Plains States Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the fire science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Fire Science

1

Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Fire Science Degrees Awarded

64.1% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Johnson County Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in fire science. JCCC is a large public college located in the midsize city of Overland Park.More information about a degree in fire science from Johnson County Community College

2

Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, KS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

86 Fire Science Degrees Awarded

29.1% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Hutchinson Community College if you want to pursue a degree in fire science. Hutchinson Community College is a small public college located in the town of Hutchinson.More information about a degree in fire science from Hutchinson Community College

Best Fire Science Colleges by State

Explore the best fire science colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	10
Missouri	693	17
Iowa	648	11
Kansas	599	61
Nebraska	500	12

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Fire Science Related Rankings by Major

Fire Science is one of 6 different types of Fire Protection programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Fire Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician	93
Fire Services Administration	75
Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation	1

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Notes and References

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.