by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Alaska” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,262 and had an average of $23,306 in loans still to pay off.
Across Alaska, there were 113 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,543 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Alaska” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in social sciences.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Alaska” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska social sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Anchorage. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Alaska. UAA is a fairly large school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 50 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Juneau, Alaska, this small public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified ’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Alaska. UAF is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairbanks, Alaska. It awarded 42 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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