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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fire Services Administration (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
224 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fire Services Administration Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fire Services Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,388 people earned their degree in fire services administration, making the major the 379th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 335 fire services administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 224 fire services administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fire Services Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in fire services administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fire services administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fire services administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The fire services administration 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 “Best Value Fire Services Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Fire Services Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fire services administration students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fire Services Administration (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Services Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a public institution located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Oshkosh also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fire Services Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $11,687 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Services Administration students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh.

Full University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Fire Services Administration Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fire Services Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s fire services administration degrees to qualified students.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fire Services Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $13,658 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Services Administration students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Full SIUC Fire Services Administration Report

#3

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fire Services Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Macomb, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fire services administration students in 2019-2020.

WIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fire Services Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for WIU is $13,942 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fire services administration students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Western Illinois University Fire Services Administration Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Services Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s fire services administration degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree fire services administration students whose families make $0-$30k list, BGSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Fire Services Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is $14,521 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Services Administration students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Fire Services Administration at BGSU

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fire Services Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fire services administration students in 2019-2020.

UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fire Services Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $15,078 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fire services administration students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UC.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full UC Fire Services Administration Report

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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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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