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2023 Most Popular 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. 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.
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Most Popular Trade 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 located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,895 degrees to qualified students.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,767 in student loans.After graduating from UAA, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $49,843 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
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 located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 215 degrees to qualified students.
Degree recipients from Alaska Career College accumulate an average of $9,546 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, Alaska Career College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $30,330 during the early year of their career. Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Fairbanks is a great place for trade school students. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,209 degrees to qualified students.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,660 in student loans. During the early years of their career, UAF graduates make an average of $45,077 annually. Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Alaska Southeast. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Trade Schools in Alaska list. Located in Juneau, Alaska, the small public school awarded 463 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from UAS accumulate an average of $22,448 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, UAS graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $54,280 during the early year of their career. Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alaska Vocational Technical Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Trade Schools in Alaska list. This very small public school is located in Seward, Alaska, and it awarded 92 degrees in 2021-2022.
During the early years of their career, AVTEC graduates make an average of $34,489 annually. Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.
Ilisagvik College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students. It came in at #6 on the list. 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.