2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Alaska

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in general mechanical engineering, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States.

Across Alaska, there were 80 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 75 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,942 and $21,197 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general mechanical 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 general mechanical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Alaska

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$14,970 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Making $75-$110k 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 school located in Fairbanks, Alaska that handed out 23 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. It costs about $14,970 for Alaska Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#2

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

#2 in overall quality

$17,264 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alaska For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, this fairly large public school handed out 52 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general mechanical engineering students in 2019-2020.

UAA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. The estimated yearly cost for UAA is $17,264 for alaska bachelor’s degree general mechanical engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

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