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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fire Protection (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

1 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Far Western US region, there were 3,756 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fire protection programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fire protection program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree fire protection students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fire Protection (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #1 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fire Protection Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,009, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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