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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Alaska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$9,221 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,661 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 26 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a Alaska college or university. This makes it the #36 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value General Education Schools in Alaska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value General Education Colleges.

Best General Education School

$9,221 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Fairbanks the best value school in Alaska for general education students. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

UAF undergraduate students pay an average of $9,221 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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 education in Alaska.

Read full report on General Education at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 7,063
Washington 728
Oregon 767
Nevada 36
Hawaii 64

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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