2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Fire Protection 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 338 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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for fire protection students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 94 bachelor's degrees in fire protection during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Fire Protection School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The fire protection bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Fire Protection in the Far Western US Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality fire protection program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Fire Protection Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for fire protection.

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.

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

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in fire protection.

Most Well Attended Schools for Fire Protection Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

California State University - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

46 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

California State University - Los Angeles is a popular option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in fire protection. Cal State LA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in fire protection in California.

There were about 46 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Cal State LA in the most recent year we have data available.

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

2

Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR

37 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OR

#1 Best Quality In OR

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Eastern Oregon University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in fire protection. EOU is a small public university located in the remote town of La Grande. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in fire protection in Oregon.

There were about 37 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at EOU in the most recent data year.

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

3

College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV

11 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NV

#1 Best Quality In NV

College of Southern Nevada is a popular option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in fire protection. CSN is a very large public college located in the large city of Las Vegas. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in fire protection in Nevada. More information about a bachelor’s in fire protection from College of Southern Nevada

4

Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR

#2 Most Popular In OR

Western Oregon University is a popular decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in fire protection. Western Oregon State College is a small public university located in the fringe town of Monmouth. More information about a bachelor’s in fire protection from Western Oregon University

Best Fire Protection Colleges by State

Explore the most popular fire protection colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	254	40
Oregon	178	31

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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	94

Most Popular Majors Related to Fire Protection

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	6,090
Security Science and Technology	114
Homeland Security	110

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.