The following educational institutions are a few of the universities that offer education in the field of Fire Protection Engineering.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) - Worcester, Massachusetts

Fire Protection Engineers at WPI are leading a global movement to design a safer planet. The unique project-based program challenges you to solve important problems by mixing disciplines from engineering to social sciences and beyond. Whether you're helping design tall buildings or testing fire suppression chemicals, you will be equipped with the practical and theoretical skills you need to make an increasingly crowded world less volatile and combustible. WPI offers a Five-Year BS/MS Program, a Master of Science Program, a Doctor of Philosophy Program and two certificate programs.

Website: www.wpi.edu/+FPE

Email: fpe@wpi.edu

Contact:
Dr. Kathy A. Notarianni, Associate Professor and Department Head
Department of Fire Protection Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609-2280

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU) – STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA

The FPST program is widely recognized as a world leader in preparing students for careers in fire protection, safety, industrial hygiene/exposure science, and the fire service. FPST alumni are employed across the globe in consulting, academia, government, industry, healthcare, and other sectors.  Established in 1937, the FPST program is the oldest fire/safety related program in North America

Website: www.fpst.okstate.edu

Email: virginia.charter@okstate.edu

Contact:

Virginia Charter

523 Engineering North

Stillwater, OK 74078

Phone: 405-744-3237

University of Maryland - College Park, Maryland

In 1956, the Department of Fire Protection Engineering was established within the School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. A great and unique tradition had started.  To date UMD offers the only fully accredited undergraduate program and one of three graduate degree programs in the U.S. More than 1,100 graduates from the Department are now employed in industry, insurance companies, Federal, state or local government, military, and fire service.

Website: www.enfp.umd.edu

Email: marino@umd.edu

Contact:
Dr. Marino di Marzo, Chair and Graduate Director
Department of Fire Protection Engineering
3106 J.M. Patterson Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-3031

CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (CAL POLY) - SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA

Cal Poly is pleased to announce it now offers a Master of Science degree program in Fire Protection Engineering (FPE). This program is only the third MS degree program in FPE in the United States and is the only one offered on the West Coast. The FPE program at Cal Poly builds on the learn-by-doing philosophy that has ranked Cal Poly as the best public master's level university in the west by U.S. News and World Report for 17 years in a row. The FPE program is designed to provide students the knowledge as well as practical skills so that they can enter the FPE workforce and be productive immediately.

Website: www.fpe.calpoly.edu

Email: fpe@calpoly.edu

Contact:
Dr. Frederick W. Mowrer, Director
Fire Protection Engineering Program
College of Engineering
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407