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Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alaska

2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alaska

2 Schools Ranked
$8,117 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$18,351 Avg Student Debt

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alaska ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Alaska to see which ones had the most popular online associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska
581 Total Awards
$7,508 Average Tuition & Fees
$18,349 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found University of Alaska Anchorage to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a associate degree in Alaska. UAA is a public institution located in Anchorage, Alaska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 581 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at UAA is $7,508. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $21,635. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,349 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.

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81 Total Awards
$8,726 Average Tuition & Fees
$15,188 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Southeast is a great place for trade school students working on their associate degree. Juneau, Alaska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 81 students in 2021-2022.

In-state students pay an average of $8,726 in tuition and fees if they attend UAS full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $25,041. Associate Degree recipients from UAS accumulate an average of $15,188 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.

Around 68% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Full University of Alaska Southeast Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 2 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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