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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Alaska

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,986 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,674 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Alaska

Check out the civil eng programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Alaska Schools for Affordable Quality in Civil Engineering

$9,221 Average Tuition & Fees

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 college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAF are $9,221 per year.

UAF not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Alaska list.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

$8,750 Average Tuition & Fees

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 fairly large public school located in the 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Alaska list.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,198
Washington 581
Oregon 327
Nevada 179
Hawaii 98

One of 40 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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