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Engineering (all) at Alaska Anchorage

Alaska Anchorage graduates about 60 engineering majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 172nd of 434 schools we score for engineering, a solid program at 63 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $92,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

63/100Solid#172 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year607% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$92,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate67%whole school

Around Alaska Anchorage

Engineering stands
Engineering standsPhoto: Frinship · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Covered wave
Covered wavePhoto: Frinship · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
New stands
New standsPhoto: Frinship · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Wild Alaskan Iris
Iris setosa var. setosa (2594194341)Photo: Emma Forsberg from Anchorage, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Auto/Diesel Technology Building, Engineering and Computation Building, Engineering Parking Garage, Engineering & Industry Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 45 · Dorm 20 · Athletics 3 · Library 1 · Dining 1 · Student housing 1.

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Nearby in the engineering ranking

  1. Oklahoma State University 63
  2. University of Louisville 63
  3. University of Hawaii at Manoa 63
  4. Calvin University 63
  5. University at Albany–SUNY 63
  6. Thomas Jefferson University 63
  7. South Dakota State University 62
  8. Hope College 62

Other strong majors at Alaska Anchorage

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Alaska Anchorage with every school we score in engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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