2024 Best Schools for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Alaska for Associate Degrees

There are lots of options to choose from today when trying to decide which school to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Alaska ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.

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Finding Your Best College Match

After analyzing 3 schools in Alaska, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Associate Degree programs. Our ranking for the best value schools is based on objective factors. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.

Our Methodology

When determining the value of a school in our Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Alaska ranking, we first look at its average net price of a student coming from a family that makes $0-$30k a year. The net price is defined as the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.

To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.

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You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.

To get a better picture of the best value schools for your income range or for whether or not you'll receive aid, click on one of the tiles above. You may also want to narrow this list by location to find the best value schools nearest you. In addition, we've put together a number of other college rankings that may help you in your search.

Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.

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• Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Alaska
• Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Alaska

Best Value Associate Degree Schools (Income $0-$30k) in Alaska

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

1

University of Alaska Southeast
Juneau, Alaska

#2 Quality Rank in AK

$6,157 Average Net Price (With Aid)

67% Discount Rate

Our analysis found University of Alaska Southeast to be the best value (income $0-$30k) school for associate degrees in Alaska in this year’s ranking. UAS is a public institution located in Juneau, Alaska.

In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Alaska Southeast is ranked #2 for quality in the state of Alaska. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $0-$30k per year is $6,157.

Learn More About Value at University of Alaska Southeast

2

University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska

#1 Quality Rank in AK

$9,450 Average Net Price (With Aid)

56% Discount Rate

The quality degree programs at University of Alaska Anchorage helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Alaska. Anchorage, Alaska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.

University of Alaska Anchorage has the honor of being ranked #1 in Alaska for overall quality on top of being a good value. Students from families who make $0-$30k a year pay an annual average net price of $9,450.

Full University of Alaska Anchorage Value Report

3

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska

#3 Quality Rank in AK

$7,394 Average Net Price (With Aid)

63% Discount Rate

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Alaska list. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a medium-sized student population. It is a public school.

Not only is University of Alaska Fairbanks a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Alaska for overall quality. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $0-$30k per year is $7,394.

Read full value report on University of Alaska Fairbanks

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

• 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.