2023 Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Alaska
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Ranked Colleges
146
Degrees Awarded
$64,363
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 198,468 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Engineering for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Engineering for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Engineering for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Alaska
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. Fairbanks, Alaska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 73 students in 2020-2021.
UAF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” ranking.Among the 6,813 students enrolled at UAF, 665 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 417 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,685. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UAF does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #2 spot on the list. UAA is a public institution located in Anchorage, Alaska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UAA also made our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list, coming in at #2.Among the 11,953 students enrolled at UAA, 42 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,609. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Alaska Anchorage Veteran Student Life 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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