2023 Best Elementary Education Colleges for Veterans in Alaska

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Elementary Teaching” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 43,003 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.

Across Alaska, there were 80 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Elementary Teaching” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the elementary education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The elementary teaching school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Elementary Teaching”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Elementary Teaching

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Elementary Teaching”.

Top 2 Best Elementary Education Colleges for Veterans in Alaska

1

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska

665 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$4,685 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Elementary Teaching that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairbanks, Alaska. It awarded 37 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

UAF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 6,813 students enrolled at UAF, 665 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 417 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,685. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UAF]](/colleges/university-of-alaska-fairbanks/student-life/veterans/)

2

University of Alaska Southeast
Juneau, Alaska

111 GI Bill® Students**

$3,925 Average GI Bill® Award

$40,727 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Southeast. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Elementary Teaching list. University of Alaska Southeast is a small public school situated in Juneau, Alaska. It awarded 43 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

UAS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, UAS supports 2,070 students, and 111 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 79 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,925. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full University of Alaska Southeast Veteran Student Life 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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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.

Credits

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