2023 Most Popular Colleges for Biology Studies in Alaska

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in Alaska” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Biology Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 95,999 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Alaska, there were 98 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in Alaska” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biology studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in biology studies.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in Alaska

The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska biological sciences students.

Top 3 Most Popular Colleges for Biology Studies in Alaska

1

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska

#2 overall quality in Alaska

$45,077 Average Early-Career Earnings

$24,561 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in Alaska list. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 ’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Biology Studies at UAF

2

University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska

#1 overall quality in Alaska

$49,843 Average Early-Career Earnings

$22,309 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, this fairly large public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified ’s biological sciences students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Alaska Anchorage Biology Studies Report

3

University of Alaska Southeast
Juneau, Alaska

#3 overall quality in Alaska

$54,280 Average Early-Career Earnings

$21,743 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Juneau, Alaska, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified ’s biological sciences students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Biology Studies at UAS

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.