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2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
714 Degrees Awarded
$16,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 13,176 people earned their degree in fire protection, making the major the 114th most popular in the United States. 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 the Southeast region, there were 4,141 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,400 and $15,305 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 714 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fire protection. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fire protection programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fire Protection (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fayetteville State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Fayetteville State University is a public institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Fayetteville State University also made our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Fayetteville State University is $5,703 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Fayetteville State University Fire Protection Report

#2

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. American Public University System is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend American Public University System is $10,917 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Fire Protection at American Military University

#3

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.

Eastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,641 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Eastern.

Full Eastern Kentucky University Fire Protection Report

#4

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution located in Orange Beach, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 468 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia Southern University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,035 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Columbia Southern University.

Read more about Fire Protection at Columbia Southern University

#5

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Thomas University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Miami Gardens, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fire protection students in 2019-2020.

STU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,162 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend St. Thomas University.

Read more about Fire Protection at St. Thomas University

#6

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Gardner - Webb is a small school located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina that handed out 2 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gardner - Webb, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Gardner - Webb University is $19,669 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Fire Protection at Gardner - Webb University

#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Liberty University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.

Liberty University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $26,124 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Liberty University.

Read more about Fire Protection at Liberty University

#8

Methodist University

Fayetteville, North Carolina

With a ranking of #8, Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Methodist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It awarded 26 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

Methodist also took the #7 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Methodist is $30,167 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Methodist University

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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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