2025 Best Fire Protection Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
4Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
206Fire Protection Degrees Awarded
$57,073Avg Early-Career Salary
Fire Protection is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #118 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Fire Protection Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 206 degrees in fire protection annually.
The fire protection program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fire Protection rankings. We derive our Best Overall Fire Protection School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Fire Protection Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Fire Protection in the Middle Atlantic Region
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 protection degree levels they offer.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Fire Protection
It is difficult to beat John Jay College of Criminal Justice if you wish to pursue a degree in fire protection. Located in the large city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #163 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means John Jay is a great college overall.
There were roughly 37 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at John Jay in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the fire protection program report average early career earnings of $48,121.
It's hard to beat Monroe Community College if you want to pursue a degree in fire protection. Monroe Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #919 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Monroe Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 12 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Monroe Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat New Jersey City University if you want to pursue a degree in fire protection. NJCU is a medium-sized public university located in the large city of Jersey City. This university ranks 36th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 20 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at NJCU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the fire protection program make an average of $54,600 in the first couple years of their career.
Onondaga Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in fire protection. Located in the large suburb of Syracuse, OCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 117th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 19 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at OCC 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).
The fire protection program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fire Protection rankings. We derive our Best Overall Fire Protection School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
