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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fire Protection in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
279 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,961 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,969 and $21,795 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 279 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fire protection. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fire protection programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fire protection students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fire Protection in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree fire protection students with aid list, UW Oshkosh has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $15,463 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fire protection students with aid per year to attend UW Oshkosh.

Read full report on Fire Protection at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $16,945 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students with aid per year to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Fire Protection Report

#3

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Superior State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lake Superior State University is a public institution located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lake Superior State University also made our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $12,398 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students with aid per year to attend Lake Superior State University.

Read more about Fire Protection at Lake Superior State University

#4

Siena Heights University

Adrian, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Siena Heights University landed the #4 spot on the list. Siena Heights University is located in Adrian, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.

Siena Heights University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Siena Heights University is $21,249 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students with aid.

Read more about Fire Protection at Siena Heights University

#5

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. WIU is a public institution located in Macomb, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $16,210 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students with aid per year to attend WIU.

Read full report on Fire Protection at WIU

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.

BGSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is $18,394 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fire protection students with aid.

Read more about Fire Protection at BGSU

#7

Madonna University

Livonia, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Madonna University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Madonna is a private not-for-profit institution located in Livonia, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Madonna did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Madonna University is $17,574 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fire protection students with aid.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Madonna

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $21,843 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fire protection students with aid per year to attend UC.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Fire Protection at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

University of Akron Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 24 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also made our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend University of Akron Main Campus is $17,792 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Fire Protection students with aid.

Read more about Fire Protection at University of Akron Main Campus

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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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