by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Education Major in Alaska” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 327,871 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across Alaska, there were 338 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,570 and $21,900 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in Alaska” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in education.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Education Major in Alaska” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska education students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the #1 spot on the list. UAS is a public institution located in Juneau, Alaska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 149 ’s degrees 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.
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 Most Well Attended Education Major in Alaska. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairbanks, Alaska. It awarded 129 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #3 spot on the list. UAA is a fairly large public school situated in Anchorage, Alaska. It awarded 50 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, Ilisagvik College landed the #4 spot on the list. Ilisagvik College is a small school located in Barrow, Alaska that handed out 6 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, Alaska Christian College landed the #5 spot on the list. Alaska Christian College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Soldotna, Alaska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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