by our College Data Analytics TeamThere are lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Top Alaska Colleges ranking - to help you make that decision.
Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Alaska to determine which ones were the best in terms of overall quality. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on over 20 objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as student-to-faculty ratio, average graduate earnings, and graduation rate.
See what other factors we include in our ranking methodology.
We've developed a number of other tools and rankings to help you make your college decision. Start by filtering this list by location or field of study and then explore our other rankings that feature schools great for different groups of students such as veterans or returnings adults.
We've created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you're torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another!
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2025 rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the best school in Alaska in terms of overall quality for students working on their bachelor’s degree.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1% During the early years of their career, graduates from UAA make an average of $51,871 a year.
Out of the 4 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the #2 spot on the list.
The student-to-faculty rate of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Those who receive a bachelor’s degree from UAS go into careers with an average salary of $48,475 during the early years of their career.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #3 in Alaska on this year’s overall quality ranking.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1% The average salary of a graduate with a bachelor’s degree from UAF is $48,866 during the early years of their career.
A rank of #4 on our Best Colleges in Alaska list means Charter College is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree.
During the early years of their career, graduates from Charter College make an average of $35,504 a year.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.