by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Alaska for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 198,468 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.
Across Alaska, there were 178 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,363 and $30,751 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 146 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,855 and $24,086 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Alaska for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in engineering.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Alaska for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Alaska for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Alaska for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 73 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Alaska for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering at University of Alaska Anchorage
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