Ranked #3 in popularity, general psychology is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Alaska to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general psychology. Combined, these schools handed out 86 bachelor's degrees in general psychology to qualified students.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general psychology students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other general psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for general psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general psychology related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general psychology students working on their bachelor's degree.
The psychology 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 the Best General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alaska.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Psychology in Alaska
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general psychology.
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general psychology has to look into University of Alaska Anchorage. UAA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Anchorage.
Soon after graduating, psychology bachelor's recipients generally make around $36,497 at the beginning of their careers.
It's hard to beat University of Alaska Fairbanks if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general psychology. UAF is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Fairbanks.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the psychology program state that they receive average early career income of $33,080.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).