by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Alaska ranking is part of that endeavor. Due to the amount of income-based financial aid available, many 'high-priced' schools are more affordable than you think.
In This Year's Value Report:
Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Alaska to determine which ones have the best value Associate Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. More specifically, the following explains what we consider and why.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Alaska ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making $48-$75k a year. The net price is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that 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.
To learn more, visit our best value ranking methodology page.
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.
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Learn more about these excellent schools below:
University of Alaska Southeast tops this year’s ranking as the best value (income $48-$75k) school for associate degrees in Alaska for overall quality. This small public school is located in Juneau, Alaska.
University of Alaska Southeast has the honor of being ranked #2 in Alaska for overall quality on top of being a good value. Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $9,920.
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 $48-$75k) in Alaska. UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a fairly large student population. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Alaska Anchorage is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Alaska. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $13,311.
Out of the 3 associate degree schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #3 spot on the list. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska.
University of Alaska Fairbanks has the honor of being ranked #3 in Alaska for overall quality on top of being a good value. Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $9,916.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.