Liberal Arts at University of Alaska Anchorage

If you plan to study liberal arts, 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.

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

UAA Liberal Arts Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Studies

Online Classes Are Available at UAA

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UAA does offer online courses in liberal studies for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

UAA Liberal Arts Rankings

Liberal Studies Student Demographics at UAA

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

UAA Liberal Arts Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of liberal studies associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal studies at UAA are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	95
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

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Careers That Liberal Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal studies 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
Professors	230	$84,740

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.