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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Criminal Justice

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163 Degrees Awarded
$32,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Criminal Justice

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Criminal Justice” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alaska, there were 163 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,810 and $23,688 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Criminal Justice” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and corrections. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice and corrections programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the criminal justice and corrections program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Criminal Justice

The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska vets studying criminal justice.

Top 2 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans in Alaska

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Criminal Justice list. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, this fairly large public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.

UAA also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 11,953 students enrolled at UAA, 42 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,609. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Alaska Anchorage]](/colleges/university-of-alaska-anchorage/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Criminal Justice list. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, this medium-sized public school handed out 46 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.

UAF also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, UAF supports 6,813 students, and 665 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 417 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,685. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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