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University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK · Public · 7,212 students · mostly bachelor degrees
6th-cheapest of 10 Alaska colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$15,301
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$24,096
Graduation rate
30%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$51,871
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$20,210
Pell grant recipients
18%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
176 programsSemiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree15 grads/yr$125,483Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree14 grads/yr$121,953Construction Project Management · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$103,316Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Master's Degree5 grads/yr$103,070Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$98,156Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree130 grads/yr$93,001Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other · Bachelor's Degree10 grads/yr$92,768Pre-Chiropractic Studies · Associate's Degree83 grads/yr$90,501Science Technologies/Technicians, Other · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$90,046Surveying Technology/Surveying · Bachelor's Degree3 grads/yr$86,227Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$85,650Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$84,736Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$82,729Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$80,981Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree4 grads/yr$79,942Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Graduate/Professional Certificate2 grads/yr$78,628Accounting · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$77,625Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree27 grads/yr$76,360Social Work · Master's Degree40 grads/yr$72,105Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree63 grads/yr$63,122Education, General · Master's Degree$61,391Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree2 grads/yr$60,612Broadcast Journalism · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$57,321Social Work · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$56,698Accounting · Associate's Degree15 grads/yr$55,363
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.