Fire Science at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Every fire science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fire science program at University of Alaska Fairbanks stacks up to those at other schools.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and approximately 6,813 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fire Science section at the bottom of this page.

UAF Fire Science Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Fire Science

UAF Fire Science Rankings

Fire Science Student Demographics at UAF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire science majors at University of Alaska Fairbanks.

UAF Fire Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 93% of fire science associate's degrees went to men and 7% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire science at UAF are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. UAF does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire science graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Fairbanks with a associate's in fire science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

Careers That Fire Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Firefighters	770	$51,110
Fire Fighting Supervisors	290	$78,020

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.