2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fire Protection (Income $0-$30k) in Connecticut

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Protection Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Fire Protection is the 114th most popular major in the country with 13,176 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, fire protection graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,404 and had an average of $24,230 in loans still to pay off.

Across Connecticut, there were 60 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,200 and $26,399 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fire protection programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fire protection program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fire Protection (Income $0-$30k) in Connecticut

#1

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$17,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the #1 spot on the list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized school located in West Haven, Connecticut that handed out 5 masters’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

University of New Haven also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Haven are $17,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fire Protection at University of New Haven

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fire Protection (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fire Protection (Income $0-$30k)

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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