2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Education in Alaska

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Alaska” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 310,601 education students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 164 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,325 and $26,561 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Alaska” ranking analyzed 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Education Schools for a Master’s in Alaska” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Alaska

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Alaska.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Education in Alaska

#1

University of Alaska Southeast

Juneau, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$25,017 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Southeast. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Alaska. University of Alaska Southeast is a small school located in Juneau, Alaska that handed out 90 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UAS also took the #1 spot in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAS are $25,017, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Education at UAS

#2

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#2 in overall quality

$24,287 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Alaska list. University of Alaska Fairbanks is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

UAF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAF are $24,287, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Education Report

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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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