2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Alaska for Students from China

With all of the options international students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Value Colleges for Chinese Students in Alaska ranking.

Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Alaska to determine which ones were the best for Chinese students in Alaska. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall value and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

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Since one ranking on its own is not enough to give you a complete understanding of your educational options, you can refine this list by location. We've also developed a number of other tools and rankings based on other factors. These other rankings highlight colleges that excel in other factors such as quality or diversity as well as schools that excel in serving different groups of students such as online students or returnings adults.

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Top Value Colleges in Alaska for Students from China

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK

$25,654 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

2.2% International Students

University of Alaska Fairbanks tops this year’s ranking as the best value school for Chinese students in Alaska. UAF is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairbanks, Alaska. It awarded 568 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 2.2% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as India, Canada, and China come to UAF to study. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at UAF runs, on average, about $25,654. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $25,248 per year.

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University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK

$25,228 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

1.7% International Students

Out of the 2 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, the fairly large public school handed out 1,044 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 1.7% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at UAA come from such countries as Canada, South Korea, and Russia. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at UAA is about $25,228 a year, on average. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $24,496 per year.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.