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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Fire Protection for a Bachelor’s

1 Ranked Colleges
527 Degrees Awarded
$70,128 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Fire Protection for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama 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 Alabama, there were 1,052 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,199 and $15,803 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 527 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,756 and $28,178 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fire protection programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fire protection program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Fire Protection for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Fire Protection for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama bachelor’s degree vets studying fire protection.

Top 1 Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Alabama

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Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Fire Protection for a Bachelor’s list. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Orange Beach, Alabama. It awarded 527 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.

Columbia Southern University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list.Among the 18,533 students enrolled at Columbia Southern University, 4,284 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,084 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,251. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Columbia Southern University]](/colleges/columbia-southern-university/student-life/veterans/)

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