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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

Mechanical Engineering is the #21 most popular major in Alaska with 7 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Alaska ranking. 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.

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 Mechanical Engineering Schools in Alaska

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

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 moderately-sized student population.

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

UAF also took the #3 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Alaska rankings.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

$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 large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

UAA undergraduate students pay an average of $8,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UAA also took the #2 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Alaska rankings.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Alaska Anchorage

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,202
Washington 196
Oregon 86
Nevada 20
Hawaii 15

One of 39 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

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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