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2023 Best Fire Protection Colleges for Veterans in Alaska

1 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Fire Protection

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Fire Protection” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 13,766 people earned their degree in fire protection, making the major the 118th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, fire protection graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,963 and had an average of $19,479 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alaska, there were 16 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fire protection programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fire protection program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Fire Protection” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Fire Protection

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Fire Protection”.

Top 1 Best Fire Protection Colleges for Veterans in Alaska

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Fire Protection. This medium-sized school is located in Fairbanks, Alaska, and it awarded 14 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAF, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 6,813 students enrolled at UAF, 665 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 417 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,685. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

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