by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in Alaska” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Mathematics is the 35th most popular major in the country with 30,202 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,168 and had an average of $21,863 in loans still to pay off.
Across Alaska, there were 14 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in Alaska” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in mathematics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in mathematics.
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The math school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in Alaska”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska math students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Alaska Anchorage is a fairly large school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 8 ’s math 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%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Alaska Southeast is located in Juneau, Alaska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s math degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in Alaska. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s math degrees to qualified students.
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