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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in Alaska

2 Ranked Colleges
8 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 134,326 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alaska, there were 107 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,050 and $21,375 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in Alaska

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k. Fairbanks, Alaska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UAF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Fairbanks are $24,287, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UAF General Psychology Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

UAA also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UAA are $24,496.

Read more about General Psychology at UAA

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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