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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Alaska

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Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

In 2020-2021, 16 degrees and certificates were awarded to fire protection students who went to a Alaska college or university. This makes it the #54 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Alaska ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Alaska to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fire Protection program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Fire Protection Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Alaska Fairbanks to be the most popular school for fire protection students who want to pursue a degree in Alaska. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

Read full report on Fire Protection at University of Alaska Fairbanks

The excellent programs at University of Alaska Anchorage helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in Alaska. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a large student population.

Full Fire Protection at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,183
Washington 94
Oregon 115
Nevada 35
Hawaii 72

One of 4 majors within the area of study, fire protection has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 113,121
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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