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2025 Best Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin

5 Colleges in Wisconsin
130 Fire Protection Degrees Awarded
$57,073 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in fire protection is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #118 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 130 degrees in fire protection to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Fire Protection School

Best Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin Your choice of fire protection school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Fire Protection School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Fire Protection Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Fire Protection
Bachelor's Degrees in Fire Protection

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Fire Protection Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Fire Protection in Wisconsin

The schools below may not offer all types of fire protection degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Wisconsin Schools in Fire Protection

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI
35 Fire Protection Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in fire protection needs to check out Madison Area Technical College. Madison College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #223 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Madison College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 35 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Madison College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in fire protection from Madison Area Technical College

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
3.3% Growth in Graduates

Fox Valley Technical College is a good decision for students interested in a degree in fire protection. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 9th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 30 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at FVTC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in fire protection from Fox Valley Technical College

3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In WI
78.6% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Western Technical College if you want to pursue a degree in fire protection. Western Technical College is a small public college located in the small city of La Crosse. A Best Colleges rank of #292 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Western Technical College is a great college overall.

There were about 14 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Western Technical College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in fire protection from Western Technical College

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI

Any student pursuing a degree in fire protection has to look into University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Oshkosh. This university ranks 34th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 13 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at UW Oshkosh in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in fire protection from University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI

Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 14th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 7 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at MATC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in fire protection from Milwaukee Area Technical College

Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 50
Ohio 314 135
Illinois 304 289
Indiana 294 292

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

Fire Protection Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Fire Science 95
Fire Services Administration 15
Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation 11
Other Fire Protection 9

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 1,694
Security Science and Technology 77
Homeland Security 8

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