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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fire Protection (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
714 Degrees Awarded
$21,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Vallue Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Vallue Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Vallue Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fire Protection (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville State University landed the #1 spot on the list. 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 $5,899 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Fayetteville State University Fire Protection Report

#2

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American Public University System is $10,222 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

Read full report on Fire Protection at American Military University

#3

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #3 spot on the list. Richmond, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fire protection degrees to 67 students in 2019-2020.

Eastern also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern is $14,149 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Fire Protection at Eastern Kentucky University

#4

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia Southern University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Orange Beach, Alabama, this fairly large private for-profit school handed out 468 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fire protection students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia Southern University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia Southern University is $10,368 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Fire Protection at Columbia Southern University

#5

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, Florida

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Thomas University landed the #5 spot on the list. 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 took the #1 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St. Thomas University is $18,374 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Fire Protection at STU

#6

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Gardner - Webb University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Gardner - Webb University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Gardner - Webb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Gardner - Webb is $21,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Gardner - Webb Fire Protection Report

#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Liberty University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 17 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $28,903 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make more than $110k.

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 Vallue Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Fayetteville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fire protection degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree fire protection students whose families make more than $110k list, Methodist has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Methodist University is $32,906 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students whose families make more than $110k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Methodist University 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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