2027 Best Value Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Schools in the Great Lakes Region
[Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation](/majors/protective-security-safety-services/fire-protection/wildland-forest-firefighting-and-investigation/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for wildl&/forest firefighting & investigation students.
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2027 Best Value Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in wildl&/forest firefighting & investigation, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Schools
For return on investment in wildl&/forest firefighting & investigation, no school beat Fox Valley Technical College this year. Set in the suburb of Appleton, Fox Valley Technical College is a large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $5,040, compared with $7,283 for out-of-state students. Wildl&/forest Firefighting & Investigation graduates carry a median of $10,000 in student loans. Wildl&/forest Firefighting & Investigation graduates of Fox Valley Technical College earn a median of $44,020 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $10,000 median debt.
Students looking for strong value in wildl&/forest firefighting & investigation will find it at University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point, which ranked #2. Located in the town of Stevens Point, University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,228, with out-of-state students paying around $18,248. Students borrow a median of $24,161 to complete the wildl&/forest firefighting & investigation program here. Wildl&/forest Firefighting & Investigation graduates of University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point earn a median of $41,256 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $24,161 median debt. University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point admits about 92% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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).
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