2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Vehicle Maintenance & Repair (Income $75-$110k) in Alaska

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 “Best Value Vehicle Repair Schools for an Associate in Alaska For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 61,193 people earned their degree in vehicle maintenance and repair, making the major the 70th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, vehicle maintenance and repair graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,439 and had an average of $13,424 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alaska, there were 112 vehicle maintenance and repair graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,600 and $9,500 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 31 vehicle maintenance and repair graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,350 and $16,973 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Vehicle Repair Schools for an Associate in Alaska For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in vehicle maintenance and repair. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great vehicle maintenance and repair 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 vehicle maintenance and repair program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Vehicle Repair Schools for an Associate in Alaska For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Vehicle Repair Schools for an Associate in Alaska For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Vehicle Repair Schools for an Associate in Alaska For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Vehicle Maintenance & Repair (Income $75-$110k) in Alaska

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#2 in overall quality

$14,970 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Vehicle Repair Schools for an Associate in Alaska For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a medium-sized school located in Fairbanks, Alaska that handed out 5 associates’s vehicle repair degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF also made our “Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Alaska” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks is $14,970 for Alaska Associate Degree Vehicle Repair students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#2

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$17,264 Average Net Price

$57,318 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Vehicle Repair Schools for an Associate in Alaska For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #2 spot on the list. UAA is a fairly large school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 20 associates’s vehicle repair degrees in 2019-2020.

UAA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Alaska” list. It costs about $17,264 for Alaska Associate Degree Vehicle Repair students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UAA.

Full UAA Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Vehicle Maintenance & Repair (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Vehicle Maintenance & Repair (Income $75-$110k)

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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