2023 Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools in Alaska

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Biological & Physical Science School for You

With 67 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and physical science is the #13 most popular major in Alaska.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools in Alaska ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Alaska to see which ones offered the best value programs for biological science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools in Alaska

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biological science majors pursuing a .

Best Alaska Schools for Affordable Quality in Biological & Physical Science

#1

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, AK

47 Degrees

#1 in Quality in Alaska

$8,750 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the best value school in Alaska for biological and physical science 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. Biological Science majors at UAA take out an average of $14,995 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 biological science in Alaska.

Full Biological & Physical Science at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

#2

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, AK

3 Degrees

#3 in Quality in Alaska

$9,221 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Alaska Fairbanks helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and physical science schools in Alaska. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAF are $9,221 a year.

UAF also made our Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in Alaska list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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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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