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2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Alaska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,986 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,766 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Biology Schools in Alaska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Alaska to see which 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 Schools in Alaska

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

Best Alaska Schools for Affordable Quality in General Biology

$8,750 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Alaska Anchorage to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a degree in Alaska. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAA are $8,750 per year. Biology majors at UAA take out an average of $17,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

UAA also took the #1 spot in our Best General Biology Schools in Alaska rankings.

Full General Biology at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

$9,221 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAF are $9,221 per year. Biology majors at UAF take out an average of $18,815 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UAF is ranked #3 for overall quality for biology in Alaska.

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Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value General Biology Schools 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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