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2023 Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Alaska

6 Schools Ranked
$7,777 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$11,766 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Alaska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Alaska to see which undergraduate certificate 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

Alaska Career College

Anchorage, Alaska
127 Total Awards
$7,058 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Alaska Career College to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Alaska. Alaska Career College is a very small private for-profit school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 127 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Alaska Career College accumulate an average of $7,058 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.

Full Alaska Career College Report

#2

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska
152 Total Awards
$9,612 Average Tuition & Fees
$18,829 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Fairbanks is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, the medium-sized public school awarded 152 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

Full-time students from Alaska pay an average of $9,612 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend UAF. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $26,073. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,829 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.

Some students may be able to take online classes at UAF. 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

#3

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska
42 Total Awards
$7,508 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Alaska list. UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 42 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.

Students from Alaska who attend UAA full time pay an average of $7,508 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $21,635. Of those students who received their degree, 21% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UAA. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.

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66 Total Awards

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Alaska Vocational Technical Center helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Alaska. Alaska Vocational Technical Center is a very small public school located in Seward, Alaska that handed out 66 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Around 35% of those degree recipients were women.

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50 Total Awards
$8,726 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at University of Alaska Southeast helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Alaska. Located in Juneau, Alaska, the small public school handed out 50 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.

Students from Alaska who attend UAS full time pay an average of $8,726 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $25,041. Of those students who received their degree, 76% were women.

UAS does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2020-2021 about 68% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Read full report on University of Alaska Southeast

#6

Ilisagvik College

Barrow, Alaska
30 Total Awards
$5,260 Average Tuition & Fees

Ilisagvik College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Ilisagvik College is a very small public school located in Barrow, Alaska that handed out 30 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.

If you want to attend Ilisagvik College, expect to pay an average of $5,260 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Around 93% of those degree recipients were women.

Online courses are available at Ilisagvik College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 86% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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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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