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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Alaska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$8,750 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,543 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences School for You

With 7 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #13 most popular major in Alaska.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Social Sciences Schools in Alaska ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Social Sciences Colleges.

Best Social Sciences School

$8,750 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Alaska Anchorage to be the best value school for social sciences 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.

UAA also made our Best Social Sciences Schools in Alaska list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Social Sciences at University of Alaska Anchorage

Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,501
Washington 147
Oregon 280
Nevada 63
Hawaii 63

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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