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2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fire protection. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fire protection programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fire protection program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fire Protection (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Fayetteville, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fire protection degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fayetteville State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,920 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Fayetteville State University.

Read more about Fire Protection at Fayetteville State University

#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 $48-$75k. American Public University System is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 38 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,461 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend American Military University.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about 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 $48-$75k. Eastern Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Richmond, Kentucky. It awarded 67 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern also made our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Eastern is $14,004 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Fire Protection at Eastern Kentucky University

#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 $48-$75k list. Orange Beach, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fire protection degrees to 468 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make $48-$75k list, Columbia Southern University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Columbia Southern University.

Read full report on 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 $48-$75k. STU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

STU also made our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend STU is $17,471 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full St. Thomas University Fire Protection Report

#6

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Gardner - Webb University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

Gardner - Webb not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,951 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Gardner - Webb University.

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 $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fire protection students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $27,831 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on 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 $48-$75k list. Methodist University is a small school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina that handed out 26 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

Methodist also made our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $31,402 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Methodist University.

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.

Full Methodist Fire Protection Report

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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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