2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Alaska For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Alaska For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Fire Protection is the 114th most popular major in the country with 13,176 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, fire protection graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,404 and had an average of $24,230 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alaska, there were 29 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Alaska For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in fire protection. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fire protection programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fire protection program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Alaska For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Alaska For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Alaska For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Fire Protection (Income $48-$75k) in Alaska

#1

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$14,966 Average Net Price

$49,683 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Alaska For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 12 ’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.

UAA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fire Protection Schools in Alaska” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Alaska Anchorage is $14,966 for Alaska Fire Protection students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Fire Protection at UAA

#2

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#2 in overall quality

$10,729 Average Net Price

$40,388 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Alaska For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified ’s fire protection students in 2019-2020.

UAF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fire Protection Schools in Alaska” list. It costs about $10,729 for Alaska Fire Protection students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Read more about Fire Protection at UAF

• Best Value Colleges for Fire Protection (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Colleges for Fire Protection (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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