2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income Over $110k) in Alaska

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Biology Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Biology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 102,043 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,233 and had an average of $23,964 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alaska, there were 90 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,400 and $19,355 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,325 and $26,561 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Biology Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general biology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general biology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Biology Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Biology Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income Over $110k) in Alaska

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

$24,287 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Biology Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Alaska Fairbanks is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.

UAF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Biology 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.

Read full report on General Biology at UAF

#2

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$24,496 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Biology Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 10 masters’s biology 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 General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAA are $24,496, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Biology at UAA

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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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