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2023 Best Fire Protection Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

1 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$49,079 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Fire Protection for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Fire Protection for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fire protection programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

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 the Great Lakes Region for Fire Protection for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. 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 the Great Lakes Region for Fire Protection for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree vets studying fire protection.

Top 1 Best Fire Protection Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Fire Protection for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #1 spot on the list. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fire protection degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fire Protection Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 11,366 students enrolled at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 0 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale]](/colleges/southern-illinois-university-carbondale/student-life/veterans/)

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