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2023 Most Popular Business Schools in Alaska

7 Schools Ranked
$48,175 Average Earnings
$22,644 Avg Student Debt

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for business students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Most Popular Business Schools in Alaska ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Alaska to see which programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska
323 Total Awards
$49,843 Average Earnings
$23,842 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the most popular school in Alaska for business students working on their degree. UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 323 degrees to qualified students.

On average, students take out $23,842 in loans while pursuing their degree. Once they receive their degree, UAA graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $49,843 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.

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#2

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska
205 Total Awards
$45,077 Average Earnings
$25,525 Avg Student Debt

The programs at University of Alaska Fairbanks helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Alaska. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a medium-sized public school located in Fairbanks, Alaska that handed out 205 degrees in 2020-2021.

Degree recipients from UAF 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. Of those students who received their degree, 63% were women.

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81 Total Awards
$54,280 Average Earnings
$22,811 Avg Student Debt

The programs at University of Alaska Southeast helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Alaska. This small public school is located in Juneau, Alaska, and it awarded 81 degrees in 2020-2021.

On average, students take out $22,811 in loans while pursuing their degree. During the early years of their career, UAS graduates make an average of $54,280 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.

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#4

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, Alaska
68 Total Awards
$70,068 Average Earnings
$23,920 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend Alaska Pacific University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Business Schools in Alaska list. Alaska Pacific is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Anchorage, Alaska. It awarded 68 degrees in 2020-2021.

By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,920 in student loans. 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. Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.

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#5

Alaska Career College

Anchorage, Alaska
32 Total Awards
$30,330 Average Earnings
$15,277 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 7 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, Alaska Career College landed the # 5 spot on the list. This very small private for-profit school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 32 degrees in 2020-2021.

Degree recipients from Alaska Career College accumulate an average of $15,277 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.After graduating from Alaska Career College, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $30,330 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.

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#6

Ilisagvik College

Barrow, Alaska
18 Total Awards

Ilisagvik College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Schools in Alaska ranking. Located in Barrow, Alaska, the very small public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualifed students in 2020-2021.

Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.

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11 Total Awards
$34,489 Average Earnings
$6,575 Avg Student Debt

Alaska Vocational Technical Center came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Schools in Alaska ranking. Alaska Vocational Technical Center is a very small public school located in Seward, Alaska that handed out 11 degrees in 2020-2021.

On average, students take out $6,575 in loans while pursuing their degree. During the early years of their career, AVTEC graduates make an average of $34,489 annually. Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 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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