Science Technologies / Technicians at University of Alaska Anchorage

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

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, 27 of them were science technologies / technicians majors.

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

UAA Science Technologies / Technicians Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Science Tech
• Bachelor’s Degree in Science Tech

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 science tech at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UAA Science Technologies / Technicians Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks science tech 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 science tech major at UAA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Science Technologies / Technicians. 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
Most Popular Online Science Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2

Science Tech Student Demographics at UAA

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

UAA Science Technologies / Technicians Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of science tech associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

UAA does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in science tech graduates 3% 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 science tech.

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

UAA Science Technologies / Technicians Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Science Technologies / Technicians from UAA in 2020-2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in science tech 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 science tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Concentrations Within Science Technologies / Technicians

Science Technologies / Technicians majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Alaska Anchorage. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Science Technologies/Technicians	29

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Science Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in science tech 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
Biological Technicians	380	$44,250
Science Technicians	330	$56,470
Environmental Science, Protection, and Health Technicians	200	$55,560
Chemical Technicians	100	$55,890

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.