2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 21,561 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,122 and had an average of $23,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alaska, there were 60 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,700 and $20,785 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,325 and $26,561 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 civil engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska master’s degree civil eng students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Alaska

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

$24,287 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Fairbanks, Alaska, and it awarded 3 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Fairbanks are $24,287, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Civil Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#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 Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #2 spot on the list. UAA is a fairly large school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 9 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UAA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAA are $24,496, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Civil Engineering at University of Alaska Anchorage

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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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