2025 Best Fire Protection Schools in the Southwest Region
9Colleges in the Southwest Region
1,536Fire Protection Degrees Awarded
$57,073Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in fire protection, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #118 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of fire protection. Combined, these schools handed out 1,536 degrees in fire protection to qualified students.
Your choice of fire protection school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for fire protection schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.
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 Schools in the Southwest Region.
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Best Schools for Fire Protection in the Southwest Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the fire protection degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat South Texas College if you want to pursue a degree in fire protection. Located in the city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #485 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means South Texas College is a great college overall.
There were about 42 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at South Texas College in the most recent year we have data available.
Pima Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in fire protection. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Tucson. This college ranks 10th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 59 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Pima County Community College District in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, fire protection degree recipients usually earn about $35,059 at the beginning of their careers.
Central New Mexico Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in fire protection. CNM is a fairly large public college located in the city of Albuquerque. This college ranks 2nd out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were about 35 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at CNM in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in fire protection has to check out Lone Star College System. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #557 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means North Harris Montgomery is a great college overall.
There were roughly 63 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at North Harris Montgomery in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #386 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Collin County Community College District is a great college overall.
There were about 67 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Collin County Community College District in the most recent data year.
Blinn College is a large public college located in the distant town of Brenham. This college ranks 62nd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 22 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Blinn College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #506 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Austin Community College District is a great college overall.
There were approximately 51 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Austin Community College District in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the fire protection program state that they receive average early career wages of $47,024.
Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 89th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 30 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at El Paso Community College in the most recent data year.
San Antonio College is a large public college located in the large city of San Antonio. This college ranks 60th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 107 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at San Antonio College in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of fire protection school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for fire protection schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.