2023 Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Fire Protection for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Great Lakes region, there were 2,280 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,927 and $17,843 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 251 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Fire Protection for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fire protection. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fire protection programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fire protection program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Fire Protection for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Fire Protection for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 7 Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Fire Protection for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 11,366 students enrolled at SIUC were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Fire Protection for a Bachelor’s. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus supports 40,826 students, and 909 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 498 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,806. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Fire Protection for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Superior State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lake Superior State University is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Lake Superior State University also made our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 86 of the 1,909 students enrolled at Lake Superior State University were GI Bill® students, of which 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,934. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lake Superior State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lake Superior State University]](/colleges/lake-superior-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Fire Protection for a Bachelor’s list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 12 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Akron Main Campus also took the #7 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 16,094 students enrolled at University of Akron Main Campus, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,240. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Akron Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Fire Protection for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 577 of the 18,142 students enrolled at BGSU were GI Bill® students, of which 258 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,808. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at BGSU]](/colleges/bowling-green-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Western Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Fire Protection for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
WIU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 7,490 students enrolled at WIU, 330 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,652. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full WIU Veteran Student Life Report
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Fire Protection for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a fairly large public school situated in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It awarded 13 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Oshkosh also took the #5 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 15,314 students enrolled at UW Oshkosh, 450 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 219 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,012. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-oshkosh/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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