2024 Best Schools for the Money (No Aid) in Alaska

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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 programs. To come up with this ranking of the best value schools, we look at factors that are all objective measurements. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.

Our Methodology

Our Best Colleges for the Money in Alaska ranking is determined by first looking at the combined costs of average tuition, fees, and room and board before any aid is applied. But, a school that excels in providing value for your money must also be a great school overall as well.

To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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

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Want to see the list of best value schools for families with specific income levels or whether or not aid is being applied? 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. Also, you may want to check out our other college rankings.

If you know what major you want to study, check out our list of the best value schools by major. If you're interested in other degree levels, you can view one of the lists below.

• Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money in Alaska
• Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Alaska
• Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Alaska
• Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Alaska

Best Value Schools (No Aid) in Alaska

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

1

University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska

#1 Quality Rank in AK

$8,750 Average Tution & Fees

$12,662 On Campus Room & Board

Our 2024 rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the best value (no aid) school in Alaska. UAA is a fairly large public school situated in Anchorage, Alaska.

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 cost without aid for the school is $21,412 a year for undergraduates. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $24,810 a year.

Full University of Alaska Anchorage Value Report

2

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska

#2 Quality Rank in AK

$9,221 Average Tution & Fees

$10,540 On Campus Room & Board

A rank of #2 on our Best Colleges for the Money in Alaska list means University of Alaska Fairbanks is a great place for students working on their degree. UAF is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairbanks, Alaska.

University of Alaska Fairbanks has the honor of being ranked #2 in Alaska for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost for undergraduates to attend the school if you don’t receive any aid is $19,761 a year. The average cost without aid for the school is $23,498 per year for graduate students.

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3

University of Alaska Southeast
Juneau, Alaska

#3 Quality Rank in AK

$8,694 Average Tution & Fees

$9,800 On Campus Room & Board

Out of the 3 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the #3 spot on the list. UAS is a public institution located in Juneau, Alaska.

Not only is University of Alaska Southeast a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Alaska for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $18,494 a year for undergraduates. The average cost without aid for the school is $22,118 per year for graduate students.

Full University of Alaska Southeast Value Report

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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.