2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies in Alaska (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 91,804 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, biology studies is the 6th most popular major in the United States.

Across Alaska, there were 90 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,325 and $26,561 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in biology studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biology studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biology studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska master’s degree biological sciences students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies in Alaska (With Aid)

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

$24,287 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.

UAF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Biology Studies Master’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 Biology Studies Report

#2

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$24,496 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Anchorage. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid. University of Alaska Anchorage is a fairly large public school situated in Anchorage, Alaska. It awarded 10 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Master’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.

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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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