2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Fire Protection in Illinois

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in fire protection sits in the middle of the road, ranking #147 out of 338 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Fire Protection in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 84 bachelor's degrees in fire protection during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Fire Protection in Illinois

The following list ranks 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

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

44 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in fire protection needs to look into Southern Illinois University Carbondale. SIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Carbondale. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in fire protection in Illinois. More information about a bachelor’s in fire protection from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

2

Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

40 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

$23,000 Median Student Debt

Western Illinois University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in fire protection. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in fire protection in Illinois. More information about a bachelor’s in fire protection from Western Illinois University

Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	255	18
Ohio	246	57
Indiana	227	70
Wisconsin	209	14

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Rankings in Majors Related to Fire Protection

Fire Protection is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting programs to choose from.

Fire Protection Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Fire Services Administration	84

Majors Similar to Fire Protection

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	1,786
Security Science and Technology	35
Homeland Security	16
Other Homeland Security	7

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.