2021 Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Alaska

Finding the Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

General Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Alaska. With 91 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.1% of all the psychology bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Alaska ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general psychology program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Alaska

The following schools top our list of the Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

1

University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK

#1 in Quality Psychology Schools in Alaska

0.8% 3 Yr Student Loan Default Rate

5,421 Students Taking Online Classes

University of Alaska Anchorage has taken the #1 spot in this year's general psychology ranking for non-traditional students. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Anchorage. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UAA has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Psychology in Alaska ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 5,421 of UAA students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,651 part time students in attendance at UAA.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Alaska Anchorage

2

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK

#2 in Quality Psychology Schools in Alaska

2.7% 3 Yr Student Loan Default Rate

3,455 Students Taking Online Classes

University of Alaska Fairbanks comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAF, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for General Psychology in Alaska ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.7%. 3,455 of UAF students are exclusively distance learners. 4,115 students are part time.

Full General Psychology at University of Alaska Fairbanks Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 2 schools only.

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 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).
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