2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Mechanical Engineering is the 12th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Alaska, there were 80 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,325 and $26,561 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general mechanical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general mechanical engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Alaska

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$24,287 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. UAF is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairbanks, Alaska. It awarded 3 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Fairbanks are $24,287, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Alaska Fairbanks General Mechanical Engineering Report

#2

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

$24,496 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k list. Anchorage, Alaska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UAA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Anchorage are $24,496, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Mechanical Engineering at UAA

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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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