2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Alaska (With Aid)

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 Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid” 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,942 and $21,197 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in civil engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil engineering programs, but they also cost less that 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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The civil eng 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 “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska bachelor’s degree civil eng students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Alaska (With Aid)

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$10,333 Average Net Price

$59,350 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

UAF also made our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UAF is $10,333 for Alaska Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students with aid.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#2

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

#2 in overall quality

$12,995 Average Net Price

$60,623 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, this fairly large public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

UAA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Alaska Anchorage is $12,995 for Alaska Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students with aid.

Full UAA Civil Engineering Report

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)

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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