2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska” 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” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Alaska

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$24,287 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairbanks, Alaska, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAF are $24,287, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UAF General Psychology Report

#2

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

#2 in overall quality

$24,496 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska list. UAA is a public institution located in Anchorage, Alaska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAA also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Anchorage are $24,496, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at UAA

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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).
• 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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