2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Alaska for Students from Japan

When pursuing a degree in today's world, international students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Value Colleges for Japanese Students in Alaska ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

After analyzing 2 schools in Alaska, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Japanese 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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Top Value Colleges in Alaska for Students from Japan

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 Japanese students in Alaska. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 568 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 2.2% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UAF come from such countries as India, Canada, and China. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at UAF runs, on average, about $25,654. Graduate students pay around $25,248 a year in average tuition and fees.

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University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK

$25,228 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

1.7% International Students

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Alaska Anchorage helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Japanese students in Alaska. UAA is a fairly large public school situated in Anchorage, Alaska. It awarded 1,044 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 1.7% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UAA are Canada, South Korea, and Russia. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at UAA runs, on average, about $25,228. Graduate students pay around $24,496 a year in average tuition and fees.

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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%.

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