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2023 Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Alaska

3 Schools Ranked
$8,615 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Alaska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Alaska to see which online basic certificate programs were the most popular 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
159 Total Awards
$7,508 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Alaska Anchorage to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Alaska. UAA is a fairly large public school situated in Anchorage, Alaska. It awarded 159 basic certificates 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. Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

Read full report on University of Alaska Anchorage

#2

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska
75 Total Awards
$9,612 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the # 2 spot on the list. Fairbanks, Alaska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 75 students in 2021-2022.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at UAF is $9,612. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $26,073. Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Report

111 Total Awards
$8,726 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Southeast. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Alaska list. UAS is located in Juneau, Alaska and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 111 basic certificates to qualified students.

Full-time students from Alaska pay an average of $8,726 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend UAS. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $25,041. Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2020-2021 about 68% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full University of Alaska Southeast Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 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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