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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Alaska

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,986 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,109 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies School for You

Liberal Arts General Studies is the most popular major in Alaska with 417 degrees and certificates handed out 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.

The Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Alaska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Alaska to see which ones offered the best value programs for liberal arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Alaska

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

Best Alaska Schools for Affordable Quality in Liberal Arts General Studies

$8,750 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Alaska Anchorage to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a degree in Alaska. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAA are $8,750 per year. Liberal Arts majors at UAA take out an average of $13,125 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, UAA is ranked #1 for overall quality for liberal arts in Alaska.

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$9,221 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Fairbanks is a great value for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAF are $9,221 per year. On average, liberal arts graduates from UAF take out $18,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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 liberal arts in Alaska.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 52,773
Washington 17,408
Oregon 8,599
Nevada 1,679
Hawaii 2,024

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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