2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Psychology

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Psychology” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 141,695 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Alaska, there were 109 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Psychology” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general psychology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Psychology” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Psychology

The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska vets studying psychology.

Top 2 Best General Psychology Colleges for Veterans in Alaska

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University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska

42 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$1,609 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Psychology 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 public school situated in Anchorage, Alaska. It awarded 73 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

UAA also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, UAA supports 11,953 students, and 42 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 31 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,609. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Alaska Anchorage]](/colleges/university-of-alaska-anchorage/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska

665 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$4,685 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Psychology. Fairbanks, Alaska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s psychology degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.

UAF also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 665 of the 6,813 students enrolled at UAF were GI Bill® students, of which 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. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Veteran Student Life Report

• Best General Psychology Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
• Best General Psychology Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

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