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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Alaska

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,986 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

With 66 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #14 most popular major in Alaska.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Alaska to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Alaska to see which ones offered the best value programs for ME students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Alaska

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges.

Best Alaska Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanical Engineering

$9,221 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Fairbanks the best value school in Alaska for mechanical engineering students. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAF are $9,221 per year. ME majors at UAF take out an average of $19,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

UAF also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Alaska list, coming in at #3.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks Report

$8,750 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Anchorage is a great value for mechanical engineering students. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAA are $8,750 a year. After completing their degree, ME graduates from UAA carry an average student debtload of $27,417.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UAA is ranked #1 for overall quality for ME in Alaska.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,137
Washington 1,078
Oregon 646
Nevada 270
Hawaii 90

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

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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