Air Traffic Controller at University of Alaska Anchorage

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

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 11,953.

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

UAA Air Traffic Controller Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Air Traffic Controller

UAA Air Traffic Controller Rankings

Air Traffic Controller Student Demographics at UAA

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

UAA Air Traffic Controller Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of air traffic controller associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in air traffic controller only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at UAA may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 35% more women than 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 air traffic controller.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew
• Aviation/Airway Management & Operations
• General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology

Careers That Air Traffic Controller Grads May Go Into

A degree in air traffic controller 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
Airfield Operations Specialists	110	$71,290

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.