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2023 Most Popular Trade Schools in Alaska

6 Schools Ranked
$48,175 Average Earnings
$22,078 Avg Student Debt

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Trade Schools in Alaska ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Alaska to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska
1,895 Total Awards
$49,843 Average Earnings
$22,767 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found University of Alaska Anchorage to be the most popular school for trade school students in Alaska. UAA is a fairly large public school situated in Anchorage, Alaska. It awarded 1,895 degrees in 2021-2022.

On average, students take out $22,767 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from UAA, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $49,843 during the early years of their career. Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.

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#2

Alaska Career College

Anchorage, Alaska
215 Total Awards
$30,330 Average Earnings
$9,546 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alaska Career College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Trade Schools in Alaska list. Alaska Career College is a very small private for-profit school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 215 degrees in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $9,546 in student loans.After graduating from Alaska Career College, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $30,330 during the early years of their career. Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.

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#3

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska
1,209 Total Awards
$45,077 Average Earnings
$22,660 Avg Student Debt

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 Trade Schools in Alaska list. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,209 degrees in 2021-2022.

Degree recipients from UAF accumulate an average of $22,660 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. During the early years of their career, UAF graduates make an average of $45,077 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.

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463 Total Awards
$54,280 Average Earnings
$22,448 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Southeast. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Trade Schools in Alaska list. Juneau, Alaska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 463 students in 2021-2022.

Degree recipients from UAS accumulate an average of $22,448 in student debt by the time they complete 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.

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92 Total Awards
$34,489 Average Earnings

The programs at Alaska Vocational Technical Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Alaska. Located in Seward, Alaska, the very small public school awarded 92 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.

Once they receive their degree, AVTEC graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $34,489 during the early year of their career. Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.

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#6

Ilisagvik College

Barrow, Alaska
52 Total Awards

Ilisagvik College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Trade Schools in Alaska ranking. Ilisagvik College is a very small public school situated in Barrow, Alaska. It awarded 52 degrees in 2021-2022.

Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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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