2025 Best Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Fire Protection is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #147 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of fire protection. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 96 bachelor's degrees in fire protection during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to fire protection students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of fire protection students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt fire protection students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized fire protection related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for fire protection students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Fire Protection Schools

The fire protection school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Fire Protection Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Fire Protection in the Far Western US Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for fire protection students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Fire Protection

1

Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR

36 Annual Graduates

$58,911 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in fire protection has to take a look at Eastern Oregon University. EOU is a small public university located in the town of La Grande.

Those fire protection students who get their bachelor's degree from Eastern Oregon University earn $5,311 more than the typical fire protection student.

More information about a bachelor’s in fire protection from Eastern Oregon University

2

California State University - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

39 Annual Graduates

$48,289 Median Starting Salary

California State University - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in fire protection. Cal State LA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the fire protection program report average early career income of $48,289.

More information about a bachelor’s in fire protection from California State University - Los Angeles

Best Fire Protection Colleges by State

Explore the best fire protection schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	51
Oregon	185	39
Nevada	129	10

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Fire Protection Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting area of study, Fire Protection has other similar majors worth exploring.

Fire Protection Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Fire Services Administration	83
Other Fire Protection	13

Most Popular Majors Related to Fire Protection

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	5,957
Security Science and Technology	191
Homeland Security	102

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.