2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Alaska
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You
Civil Engineering is the #16 most popular major in Alaska with 54 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Alaska ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Alaska to see which programs offered the best value experiences for civil eng 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Alaska Schools for Affordable Quality in Civil Engineering
Our analysis found University of Alaska Fairbanks to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Alaska. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
UAF undergraduate students pay an average of $9,221 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UAF also took the #3 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Alaska rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alaska Anchorage. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Alaska list. UAA is a large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.
UAA undergraduate students pay an average of $8,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Civil Eng majors at UAA take out an average of $45,587 in student loans while working on their egree.
UAA also took the #1 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Alaska rankings.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 3,198 |
Washington | 581 |
Oregon | 327 |
Nevada | 179 |
Hawaii | 98 |
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Majors Related to Civil Eng
One of 40 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Civil Eng
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
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).
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