2022 Best Value Colleges for Engineering in Alaska (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Engineering Schools in Alaska For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

With 200,458 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, engineering is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alaska, there were 228 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,667 and $20,946 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools in Alaska For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering 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 engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Engineering Schools in Alaska For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Engineering Schools in Alaska For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska engineering students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Engineering in Alaska (With Aid)

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$10,333 Average Net Price

$40,388 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools in Alaska For Those Getting Aid list. UAF is a medium-sized school located in Fairbanks, Alaska that handed out 115 ’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Schools in Alaska” ranking. It costs about $10,333 for alaska engineering students with aid per year to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Read more about Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#2

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

#2 in overall quality

$12,995 Average Net Price

$49,683 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Anchorage. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools in Alaska For Those Getting Aid. UAA is a public institution located in Anchorage, Alaska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 113 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Schools in Alaska” ranking. It costs about $12,995 for alaska engineering students with aid per year to attend UAA.

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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.

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