Psychology at University of Alaska Anchorage

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if University of Alaska Anchorage is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 11,953. In 2021, 67 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UAA.

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

UAA Psychology Degrees Available

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

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UAA offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UAA Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology 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 psychology major at UAA 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 Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	539
Most Focused Psychology Schools	1,157

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UAA. This makes it the #572 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #264 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UAA

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

UAA Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from UAA. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	41
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UAA Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in psychology from UAA. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UAA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UAA, 100% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAA also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 6 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alaska Anchorage. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	73
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	8

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Education
• Social Sciences

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 University of Alaska Anchorage.

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 Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.