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2026 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools in Alaska

[General Civil Engineering](/majors/engineering/civil-engineering/general-civil-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general civil engineering students.

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• Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools in Alaska

2026 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools in Alaska

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general civil engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools

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University Of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK

$10,083 In-State Tuition & Fees

$13,750 Avg Student Debt

$48,866 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Alaska Fairbanks tops our 2026 list of the best value general civil engineering schools in Alaska. Set in the city of Fairbanks, University Of Alaska Fairbanks is a large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $10,083, compared with $25,892 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for general civil engineering graduates is $13,750. Early-career general civil engineering graduates make about $71,312. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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University Of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK

$7,738 In-State Tuition & Fees

$31,000 Avg Student Debt

$51,871 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Alaska Anchorage came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value general civil engineering schools. Set in the city of Anchorage, University Of Alaska Anchorage is a large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $7,738, compared with $21,322 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $31,000 to complete the general civil engineering program here. Early-career general civil engineering graduates make about $72,140. That is a strong return on a $31,000 median debt.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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.