Alaska Healthcare Colleges

#1

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

The total student population at University of Alaska Anchorage is 11,953, of which 11,323 students are undergraduates and of those, 4,721 are full-time. The school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 12 to 1.

The school doesn’t accept everyone who applies - it has an acceptance rate of 69%. Of the accepted students, 42% are men and 58% are women.

Roughly 20% of students at UAA take out loans to pay for college. The average amount of student loans is $5,628 a year. UAA has a 0.8% student default rate. This is excellent when you compare it to the national rate of 10.8%.

A typical bachelor’s-degree holder from this school earns an average of $39,588 during the early-career years.

#2

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

The total student population at University of Alaska Fairbanks is 6,813, of which 5,850 students are undergraduates and of those, 2,399 are full-time. For undergraduates at UAF, the average graduation time is 4.5 years.

About 65% of students who apply get accepted. Of the accepted students, 47% are men and 53% are women.

Approximately 21% of the students who attend this school take out loans. The typical student loan amount is $6,576 a year. UAF has a 2.7% student default rate. This is excellent when you compare it to the national rate of 10.8%.

Students who graduate from UAF with a bachelor’s degree make an average of $38,536 during the early years of their career after graduation.

#3

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, Alaska

There are 312 undergraduates at Alaska Pacific, of which 247 are full-time, and there are 493 students altogether. The school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1.

Around 96% of students who apply get accepted. Around 23% of accepted students are men, and 77% are women.

Approximately 37% of the students who attend this school take out loans. The typical student loan amount is $6,186 a year. The student loan default rate of 0.9% means most graduates are not struggling to pay off their loans.

A typical bachelor’s-degree holder from this school earns an average of $39,274 during the early-career years.

#4

University of Alaska Southeast

Juneau, Alaska

The total student population at University of Alaska Southeast is 2,070, of which 1,805 students are undergraduates and of those, 534 are full-time. It takes the average UAS undergraduate about 4.8 years to complete their degree.

The school doesn’t accept everyone who applies - it has an acceptance rate of 56%. Around 37% of accepted students are men, and 63% are women.

17% of UAS students take out loans to afford college costs. The average amount of student loans is $6,059 a year. The student loan default rate of 0.9% means most graduates are not struggling to pay off their loans.

A typical bachelor’s-degree holder from this school earns an average of $36,575 during the early-career years.

#5

Ilisagvik College

Barrow, Alaska

There are 232 students at Ilisagvik College in total, 42 are full-time undergraduates. The school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1.

Students who graduate from Ilisagvik College with a bachelor’s degree make an average of $34,091 during the early years of their career after graduation.

#6

Alaska Christian College

Soldotna, Alaska

There are 85 full-time undergraduates at Alaska Christian College, and 93 students altogether. The school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1.

The school reports a student loan default rate of 5.4% which is much lower than the average rate of 10.8%!

The early-career average earnings of bachelor’s-degree holders from Alaska Christian College is $12,562.