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2026 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Indiana

[Fire Protection](/majors/protective-security-safety-services/fire-protection/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for fire protection students.

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• Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Indiana

2026 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Indiana

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in fire protection, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Fire Protection Schools

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN

$5,154 In-State Tuition & Fees

$11,889 Avg Student Debt

$37,186 Median Earnings (10yr)

Ivy Tech Community College tops our 2026 list of the best value fire protection schools in Indiana. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis. In-state tuition and fees average $5,154, with out-of-state students paying around $9,935. Fire Protection graduates carry a median of $11,889 in student loans. Early-career fire protection graduates make about $40,734. That is a strong return on a $11,889 median debt.

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Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN

$10,101 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,440 Avg Student Debt

$36,596 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Purdue University Global earned it the #2 place for fire protection. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $10,101, with out-of-state students paying around $14,412. Students borrow a median of $25,440 to complete the fire protection program here. Fire Protection graduates of Purdue University Global earn a median of $72,687 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $25,440 median debt.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.

• 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.