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Computer Science at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and approximately 6,813 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from UAF.

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

UAF Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
  • Master’s Degree in CompSci

UAF Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at UAF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at UAF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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 Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 484

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UAF. This makes it the #246 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

CompSci Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

14% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in compsci from UAF. About 14% of these graduates were women and the other 86% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UAF Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 compsci majors earned their master's degree from UAF. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Fairbanks with a master's in compsci.

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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

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

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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 Fairbanks.

Occupation Jobs in AK Average Salary in AK
Computer Workers 630 $98,830
Computer Programmers 620 $86,080
Computer and Information Systems Managers 440 $107,610
Software Applications Developers 360 $104,970
Computer Network Support Specialists 330 $59,990

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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