2023 Best Natural Sciences Colleges for Veterans in Alaska
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$29,300
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Natural Sciences” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Natural Sciences is the 345th most popular major in the country with 2,214 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Alaska, there were 14 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Natural Sciences Schools
The natural sciences 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Natural Sciences”.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Natural Sciences
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Natural Sciences”.
Top 1 Best Natural Sciences Colleges for Veterans in Alaska
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Natural Sciences list. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAF, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Alaska Fairbanks supports 6,813 students, and 665 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 417 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,685. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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