2024 Best General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alaska

Ranked #3 in popularity, general psychology is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alaska ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 99 bachelor's degrees in general psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general psychology students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Psychology Schools

The psychology 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 the Best General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alaska.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Psychology in Alaska

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general psychology.

Top Alaska Schools for a Bachelor's in Psychology

1

University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK

67 Annual Graduates

$35,338 Median Starting Salary

$16,432 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general psychology needs to take a look at University of Alaska Anchorage. UAA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Anchorage.

Bachelor's recipients from the general psychology degree program at University of Alaska Anchorage earn $4,352 above the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in general psychology from University of Alaska Anchorage

2

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK

32 Annual Graduates

$26,635 Median Starting Salary

$24,500 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat University of Alaska Fairbanks if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general psychology. UAF is a moderately-sized public university located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the psychology program make an average of $26,635 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in general psychology from University of Alaska Fairbanks

Best General Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	14,881
Washington	226	1,675
Oregon	185	1,582
Nevada	129	728
Hawaii	112	371

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology

General Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Psychology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	99

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	11

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus. More about our data sources and methodologies.