2024 Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Alaska

General Biology is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #31 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Alaska to determine which ones were the best for general biology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16 master's degrees in general biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general biology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general biology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general biology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Alaska ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Biology in Alaska

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general biology.

Top Alaska Schools for a Master's in Biology

1

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK

7 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Alaska Fairbanks if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general biology. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in general biology from University of Alaska Fairbanks

2

University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK

9 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in general biology needs to take a look at University of Alaska Anchorage. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general biology from University of Alaska Anchorage

Best General Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Biology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	596
Washington	183	83
Oregon	158	35
Nevada	105	12
Hawaii	85	5

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General Biology Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, General Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Biology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Biology Studies	16

Most Popular Majors Related to Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.