2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Alaska

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 365,980 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.

Across Alaska, there were 485 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 477 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,350 and $16,973 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts 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 liberal arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Alaska

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#2 in overall quality

$7,133 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate 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. This medium-sized school is located in Fairbanks, Alaska, and it awarded 61 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF also made our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Alaska” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UAF is $7,133 for Alaska Associate Degree Liberal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$9,986 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 374 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Alaska” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UAA is $9,986 for Alaska Associate Degree Liberal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at University of Alaska Anchorage

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (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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