2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in Alaska

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in general mechanical engineering, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States.

Across Alaska, there were 80 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 75 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,942 and $21,197 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general mechanical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in Alaska

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$10,333 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska 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 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” ranking. It costs about $10,333 for Alaska Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering students per year to attend UAF.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at UAF

#2

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

#2 in overall quality

$12,995 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska 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 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full University of Alaska Anchorage General Mechanical Engineering Report

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

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