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2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Alaska
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 Trade Schools in Alaska ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Alaska to see which ones had the most popular online programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
Most Popular Online Trade School Schools in Alaska
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Our analysis found University of Alaska Anchorage to be the most popular school for trade school students in Alaska. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, the fairly large public school handed out 1,895 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,767 in student loans. Once they receive their degree, UAA graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $49,843 during the early year of their career. Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Southeast is a great place for trade school students. UAS is a public institution located in Juneau, Alaska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 463 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $22,448 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from UAS, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $54,280 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Alaska list. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,209 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,660 in student loans. Once they receive their degree, UAF graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $45,077 during the early year of their career. Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
Most Popular Online Trade School Schools in the Far Western US Region
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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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