2025 Best Fire Science Schools in Colorado

Fire Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #266 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of fire science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 235 degrees in fire science annually.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Fire Science Schools List

Fire Science Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Fire Science Schools in Colorado list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Fire Science in Colorado

The schools below may not offer all types of fire science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Colorado Schools in Fire Science

1

Aims Community College
Greeley, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Fire Science Degrees Awarded

Aims Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in fire science. Aims Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the midsize city of Greeley.More information about a degree in fire science from Aims Community College

2

Pikes Peak Community College
Colorado Springs, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

27.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in fire science has to check out Pikes Peak Community College. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a degree in fire science from Pikes Peak Community College

Best Fire Science Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Fire Science Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	597	180
Idaho	446	18
Montana	340	8
Wyoming	278	22

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Rankings in Majors Related to Fire Science

One of 6 majors within the Fire Protection area of study, Fire Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Fire Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Fire Protection	76
Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation	30
Fire Services Administration	28

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.