Alaska Trade Schools

#1

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

There are 11,323 undergraduates at UAA, of which 4,721 are full-time, and there are 11,953 students altogether. It takes the average UAA undergraduate about 4.9 years to complete their degree.

The school doesn’t accept everyone who applies - it has an acceptance rate of 69%. Of the accepted students, 42% are men and 58% are women.

Approximately 20% of the students who attend this school take out loans. The average amount of student loans is $5,628 a year. UAA has a 0.8% student default rate. This is excellent when you compare it to the national rate of 10.8%.

A typical bachelor’s-degree holder from this school earns an average of $39,588 during the early-career years.

#2

Alaska Career College

Anchorage, Alaska

There are 412 students at Alaska Career College in total, 412 are full-time undergraduates. The school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 15 to 1.

Roughly 57% of students at Alaska Career College take out loans to pay for college. The average amount of student loans is $7,364 a year. Alaska Career College has a 0.7% student default rate. This is excellent when you compare it to the national rate of 10.8%.

The early-career average earnings of bachelor’s-degree holders from Alaska Career College is $30,686.

#3

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

There are 5,850 undergraduates at UAF, of which 2,399 are full-time, and there are 6,813 students altogether. The average graduation time for an undergraduate student at UAF is 4.5 years.

The school doesn’t accept everyone who applies - it has an acceptance rate of 65%. Of the accepted students, 47% are men and 53% are women.

Roughly 21% of students at UAF take out loans to pay for college. The average amount of student loans is $6,576 a year. The school reports a student loan default rate of 2.7% which is much lower than the average rate of 10.8%!

Students who graduate from UAF with a bachelor’s degree make an average of $38,536 during the early years of their career after graduation.

#4

University of Alaska Southeast

Juneau, Alaska

There are 1,805 undergraduates at UAS, of which 534 are full-time, and there are 2,070 students altogether. The school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1.

The school doesn’t accept everyone who applies - it has an acceptance rate of 56%. Of the accepted students, 37% are men and 63% are women.

17% of UAS students take out loans to afford college costs. The average amount of student loans is $6,059 a year. The student loan default rate of 0.9% means most graduates are not struggling to pay off their loans.

Students who graduate from UAS with a bachelor’s degree make an average of $36,575 during the early years of their career after graduation.

#5

Alaska Vocational Technical Center

Seward, Alaska

There are 185 students at AVTEC in total, 60 are full-time undergraduates. The freshman retention rate at AVTEC is 94%, which is great when compared to the national average of 68%.

Approximately 11% of the students who attend this school take out loans. The typical student loan amount is $7,768 a year.

Students who graduate from AVTEC with a bachelor’s degree make an average of $42,609 during the early years of their career after graduation.

#6

Ilisagvik College

Barrow, Alaska

There are 42 full-time undergraduates at Ilisagvik College, and 232 students altogether. The school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1.

A typical bachelor’s-degree holder from this school earns an average of $34,091 during the early-career years.