2026 Best Other Fire Protection Schools

Other Fire Protection is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their other fire protection programs.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 11 schools to find the best for other fire protection students.

What’s on this page:

• Degree-Level Rankings
• Best Overall Other Fire Protection Schools List

Choosing a Great Other Fire Protection School

The other fire protection program you select can have a big impact on your future. That is why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Fire Protection rankings. For our Best Overall Other Fire Protection School ranking, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Other Fire Protection Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we have developed a number of rankings, including this Best Other Fire Protection Schools list, to help you choose. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

Want to compare schools head to head? Try our College Combat tool to weigh the factors that matter most to you.

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Best Schools for Other Fire Protection in the United States

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the other fire protection degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Other Fire Protection

1

California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA

Associate's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Other Fire Protection Degrees Awarded

$61,010 Median Starting Salary

California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo tops our 2026 ranking of the best other fire protection schools. Set in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo is a very large public institution. The six-year graduation rate is 86%. California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo awarded about 11 other fire protection degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their other fire protection degree from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo earn around $61,010 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $19,273 to complete this degree. Read more about the other fire protection program at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

2

California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, CA

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Other Fire Protection Degrees Awarded

$48,726 Median Starting Salary

Students looking for a strong other fire protection program will find one at California State University San Marcos, which ranked #2. California State University San Marcos is a large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos. California State University San Marcos graduates 55% of students within six years. About 18 other fire protection degrees were awarded at California State University San Marcos in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, other fire protection degree recipients from California State University San Marcos generally make around $48,726. Students borrow a median of $17,527 to complete this degree. More information about a degree in other fire protection from California State University San Marcos

3

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Other Fire Protection Degrees Awarded

$42,016 Median Starting Salary

A rank of #3 makes Northeast Wisconsin Technical College one of the top schools for other fire protection. This large public university is located in the city of Green Bay. There were roughly 20 other fire protection students who graduated with this degree at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in the most recent data year. Graduates of the other fire protection program make about $42,016 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $14,997 to complete this degree. More information about a degree in other fire protection from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

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Other Fire Protection by Region

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Other Fire Protection Related Rankings by Major

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 11 schools evaluated.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.