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2023 Best Value General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alaska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,986 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,375 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Biology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Alaska. With 98 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alaska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Alaska to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for biology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biology majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Alaska Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Biology

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the best value school in Alaska for general biology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a large student population.

UAA undergraduate students pay an average of $8,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, biology majors at UAA accumulate an average of around $24,181 in student debt.

UAA also made our Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska list, coming in at #2.

Full General Biology at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

Out of the 2 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the # 2 spot on the list. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAF are $9,221 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, biology graduates from UAF carry an average student debtload of $21,796.

UAF also took the #3 spot in our Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska rankings.

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Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 14,026
Washington 1,675
Oregon 969
Nevada 561
Hawaii 253

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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