by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 13,766 people earned their degree in fire protection, making the major the 118th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, fire protection graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,963 and had an average of $19,479 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 29 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in fire protection. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in fire protection.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Pennsylvania” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania fire protection students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bucks County Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Pennsylvania. This medium-sized school is located in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 15 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fire Protection at Bucks County Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Allegheny County. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Pennsylvania list. Community College of Allegheny County is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Allegheny County Fire Protection Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire protection degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fire Protection at Montgomery County Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harrisburg Area Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Pennsylvania. This fairly large school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Harrisburg Area Community College Fire Protection Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holy Family University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Pennsylvania list. Holy Family is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Community College of Philadelphia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Pennsylvania list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Community College of Philadelphia
Northampton County Area Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Pennsylvania list. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Northampton County Area Community College
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