2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 310,601 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,887 and had an average of $30,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alaska, there were 374 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,875 and $20,726 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 80 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,942 and $21,197 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Education (Income $48-$75k) in Alaska

#1

University of Alaska Southeast

Juneau, Alaska

#2 in overall quality

$9,061 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the #1 spot on the list. UAS is located in Juneau, Alaska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

UAS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. The yearly cost to attend UAS is $9,061 for Alaska Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

Full UAS Education Report

#2

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$10,729 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Alaska Fairbanks is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

UAF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. It costs about $10,729 for Alaska Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UAF.

Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Education Report

#3

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

#3 in overall quality

$14,966 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Alaska Anchorage is a fairly large school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 8 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UAA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Alaska Anchorage is $14,966 for Alaska Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full UAA Education Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Education (Income $48-$75k)

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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