Psychology at Alaska Pacific University

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Alaska Pacific University stacks up to those at other schools.

Alaska Pacific is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 493. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Alaska Pacific.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Alaska Pacific Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Alaska Pacific Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Alaska Pacific compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Alaska Pacific is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	21
	40
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	56
Most Focused Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	98
	116
Best Value Psychology Schools	150
Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	157
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	171
Most Focused Psychology Schools	182
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	185
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	199
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	250
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	305
Best Psychology Schools	370
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	643
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,241
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,387

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Alaska Pacific. This makes it the #644 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #344 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Alaska Pacific

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Alaska Pacific University.

Alaska Pacific Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Alaska Pacific. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alaska Pacific University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Alaska Pacific Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from Alaska Pacific in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Alaska Pacific, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alaska Pacific University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alaska Pacific also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Alaska Pacific University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	16

Related Majors

• Education

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AK, the home state for Alaska Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Managers	1,410	$118,650
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	280	$91,450
Psychology Professors	60	$59,200

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Uncredited. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.