2025 Best Fire Protection Schools in Massachusetts
9Colleges in Massachusetts
192Fire Protection Degrees Awarded
$57,073Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in fire protection, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #118 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of fire protection. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 192 degrees in fire protection annually.
Your choice of fire protection 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 protection 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Fire Protection Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 protection degrees they offer, see the list below.
Anna Maria College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in fire protection. Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Paxton. A Best Colleges rank of #471 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Anna Maria is a great college overall.
There were roughly 67 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Anna Maria in the most recent year we have data available. Those fire protection students who get their degree from Anna Maria College make $24,564 more than the standard fire protection student.
North Shore Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in fire protection. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #554 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means North Shore Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 35 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at North Shore Community College in the most recent data year. Fire Protection degree recipients from North Shore Community College earn a boost of approximately $33,875 above the typical earnings of fire protection majors.
Salem State University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in fire protection. Salem State is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Salem. A Best Colleges rank of #466 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Salem State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Salem State in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in fire protection needs to check out Bunker Hill Community College. BHCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #915 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means BHCC is a great college overall.
There were about 6 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at BHCC in the most recent year we have data available.
STCC is a small public college located in the midsize city of Springfield. This college ranks 50th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 18 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at STCC in the most recent year we have data available.
Bristol is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Fall River. This college ranks 46th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 13 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Bristol in the most recent year we have data available.
MWCC is a small public college located in the medium-sized suburb of Gardner. This college ranks 51st out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 6 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at MWCC in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 49th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 12 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Middlesex Community College in the most recent data year.
Massasoit Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Brockton. This college ranks 61st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 9 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Massasoit 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 protection 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 protection schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
