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.
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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. UAA is a public institution located in Anchorage, Alaska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,895 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from UAA accumulate an average of $22,767 in student debt by the time they complete 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, 60% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Alaska Southeast. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Alaska list. This small public school is located in Juneau, Alaska, and it awarded 463 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from UAS accumulate an average of $22,448 in student debt by the time they complete 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, 68% were women.
Out of the 3 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a medium-sized public school located in Fairbanks, Alaska that 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.After graduating from UAF, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $45,077 during the early years of their career. Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
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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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