2024 Best Grad Schools in Alaska for Master's Degrees
It's not easy to decide which grad school to attend when you have so many options available. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Master's Degree Colleges in Alaska ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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Your Choice of Grad School Matters
We analyzed 3 grad schools across Alaska to determine which have the best master's degree programs. To come up with this ranking of the best grad schools, we look at factors that are all objective measurements. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
Average Early-Career Salaries
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue a master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Student Loan Borrowing
Another factor that we look at to determine a school's ranking is the average debt load that graduate students take on while they are working on their master's degree.
The average amount taken out in student loans for graduates at a particular school may be crippling for those who earn less than average wages after graduation.
Additional Ranking Factors We Use
Our Best Master's Degree Schools considers other factors in addition to average post-graduation earnings and average student debt.
These factors include things like the educational resources, the demand associated with the school, whether or not the school offers online classes, and the student body caliber - just to name a few.
To learn more, visit our graduate school ranking methodology page.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Alaska
Learn more about these excellent grad schools below:
190
Master's Degrees Awarded
$71,993
Average Early-Career Earnings
Our 2024 rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the best grad school in Alaska in terms of overall quality for students working on their master’s degree. UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 190 master’s degrees to qualified graduate students.
During the early years of their career, master’s degree graduates from UAA make an average of $71,993 a year.
Full University of Alaska Anchorage Report
195
Master's Degrees Awarded
$62,149
Average Early-Career Earnings
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Alaska Fairbanks helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Alaska. This medium-sized public school is located in Fairbanks, Alaska, and it awarded 195 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Graduates with a master’s degree from UAF make an average of $62,149 per year during the early years of their career.
Learn More About University of Alaska Fairbanks
122
Master's Degrees Awarded
$60,104
Average Early-Career Earnings
Out of the 3 master’s degree schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the #3 spot on the list. UAS is located in Juneau, Alaska and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 122 master’s degrees to qualified graduate students.
Upon graduation, master’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $60,104 during the early years of their career.
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