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Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

$23,881 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,644 Avg Student Debt*

It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the <nil> to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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.

Top Value Business Schools in Alaska

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska
323 Total Awards
#1 in Quality in Alaska
$25,228 Average Tuition & Fees

Our rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the best value school in Alaska for business students working on their degree. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, the fairly large public school handed out 323 degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAA are $25,228 per year. By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,842 in student loans. During the early years of their career, UAA graduates make an average of $49,843 annually.

UAA also made our list, coming in at #1.

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#2

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska
205 Total Awards
#2 in Quality in Alaska
$25,654 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 value business schools in Alaska. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 205 degrees to qualified students.

UAF undergraduate students pay an average of $25,654 in tuition and fees each year. Degree recipients from the school accumulate an average of $25,525 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.After graduating from UAF, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $45,077 during the early years of their career.

UAF did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our list.

Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Report

#3

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, Alaska
68 Total Awards
#3 in Quality in Alaska
$20,760 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alaska Pacific University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s list. Alaska Pacific is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 68 degrees to qualified students.

Alaska Pacific undergraduate students pay an average of $20,760 in tuition and fees each year. On average, students take out $23,920 in loans while pursuing their degree. Once they receive their degree, Alaska Pacific graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $70,068 during the early year of their career.

Alaska Pacific also took the #3 spot in our rankings.

Full Alaska Pacific University Report

Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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