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2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in Alaska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$14,755 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,246 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, psychology was ranked 8th in Alaska. In fact, 133 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Best Value Psychology Schools in Alaska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Alaska to see which programs offered the best value experiences for psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in Alaska

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

Best Alaska Schools for Affordable Quality in Psychology

$8,750 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Alaska Anchorage to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a degree in Alaska. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAA are $8,750 per year. The average amount in student loans that psychology majors at UAA take out is $26,475.

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 psychology in Alaska.

Full Psychology at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

#2

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK
$20,760 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Alaska Pacific University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in Alaska. Located in the large city of Anchorage, Alaska Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Alaska Pacific undergraduate students pay an average of $20,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at Alaska Pacific University Report

Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 40,562
Washington 2,848
Oregon 2,071
Hawaii 511
Nevada 996

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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