2022 Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Alaska

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Engineering Schools in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 200,458 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alaska, there were 228 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,667 and $20,946 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Engineering Schools in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Engineering Schools in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Alaska

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$7,133 Average Net Price

$40,388 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Engineering Schools in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Alaska Fairbanks is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 115 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

UAF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Schools in Alaska” ranking. It costs about $7,133 for Alaska Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UAF.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#2

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

#2 in overall quality

$9,986 Average Net Price

$49,683 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Anchorage. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Alaska Anchorage is located in Anchorage, Alaska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 113 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

UAA also made our “Best Engineering Schools in Alaska” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Alaska Anchorage is $9,986 for Alaska Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Engineering at UAA

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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).
• 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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