2022 Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences in Alaska (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Alaska For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 205,726 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alaska, there were 112 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $14,281 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social sciences programs and cost less that 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 social sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Social Sciences Schools in Alaska For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Alaska For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Alaska For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences in Alaska (With Aid)

#1

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$12,995 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 #1 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Alaska For Those Getting Aid. University of Alaska Anchorage is a public institution located in Anchorage, Alaska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 55 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAA also made our “Best Social Sciences Schools in Alaska” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UAA is $12,995 for Alaska Social Sciences students with aid.

Read more about Social Sciences at University of Alaska Anchorage

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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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