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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fire Protection in the Far Western US Region

5 Ranked Colleges
109 Degrees Awarded
$43,069 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Fire Protection is the 118th most popular major in the country with 13,901 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , fire protection graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $47,929 and had an average of $17,155 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 4,267 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,712 and $12,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 109 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,948 and $20,385 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fire protection. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their fire protection program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Far Western US Region”.

Top 5 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fire Protection in the Far Western US Region

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Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Oregon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in La Grande, Oregon, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full EOU Fire Protection Report

2

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fire protection degrees to 32 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full California State University - Los Angeles Fire Protection Report

3

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Marcos landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in San Marcos, California, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Fire Protection at California State University - San Marcos

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Nevada. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Far Western US Region list. CSN is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fire Protection at CSN

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Far Western US Region list. Western Oregon University is located in Monmouth, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Fire Protection at Western Oregon State College

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