Business Administration & Management at University of Alaska Anchorage

If you plan to study business administration and management, take a look at what University of Alaska Anchorage has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and approximately 11,953 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,044 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Alaska Anchorage in 2021, 69 of them were business administration and management majors.

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

UAA Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Business Administration (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Business Administration (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Business Administration
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Online Classes Are Available at UAA

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UAA does offer online education options in business administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UAA Business Administration & Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business administration programs across the country. The following shows how UAA performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at UAA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. 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
	40
Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools	125
Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	426
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	589
Most Focused Business Administration & Management Schools	1,563

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in business administration from UAA. This makes it the #589 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UAA Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAA is $47,951. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at UAA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at University of Alaska Anchorage.

UAA Business Administration & Management Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of business administration associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

UAA does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in business administration graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage with a associate's in business administration.

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

UAA Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 business administration majors earned their bachelor's degree from UAA. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at UAA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	39
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UAA Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 business administration majors earned their master's degree from UAA. Of these graduates, 54% were men and 46% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from UAA, 59% 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 University of Alaska Anchorage with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UAA also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Hospitality Management
• Construction Management
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration 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 University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
General and Operations Managers	6,790	$112,580
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	3,660	$65,430
Retail Sales Supervisors	2,180	$45,750
Managers	1,410	$118,650
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	1,160	$88,410

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 Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.