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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 200,458 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,325 and $26,561 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The engineering 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 Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska master’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$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 Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, this medium-sized public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

UAF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAF are $24,287, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering at UAF

#2

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

$24,496 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $75-$110k. UAA is a public institution located in Anchorage, Alaska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAA, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Anchorage are $24,496.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Alaska Anchorage

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

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