2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in Alaska (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 102,043 general biology students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,233 and had an average of $23,964 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alaska, there were 90 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,400 and $19,355 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 70 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,942 and $21,197 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in Alaska (With Aid)

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$10,333 Average Net Price

$26,353 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” ranking. It costs about $10,333 for Alaska Bachelor’s Degree Biology students with aid per year to attend UAF.

Full University of Alaska Fairbanks General Biology Report

#2

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

#2 in overall quality

$12,995 Average Net Price

$23,649 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Alaska Anchorage is a public institution located in Anchorage, Alaska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. It costs about $12,995 for Alaska Bachelor’s Degree Biology students with aid per year to attend UAA.

Read full report on General Biology at UAA

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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