Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what University of Alaska Fairbanks has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and approximately 6,813 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 73 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UAF.

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

UAF Engineering Degrees Available

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

UAF Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how UAF performed in these rankings.

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 engineering major at UAF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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 Focused Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	219

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UAF. This makes it the #264 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #213 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 73 engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UAF, about 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UAF 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 Fairbanks with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	46
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UAF Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a master's degree in engineering from UAF. About 76% were men and 24% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UAF also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alaska Fairbanks. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	28
Civil Engineering	23
Electrical Engineering	22
Petroleum Engineering	6
Geoscience Engineering	5
Mining Engineering	4
General Engineering	3
Environmental Engineering	1
Computer Engineering	1

Related Majors

• Science Technologies / Technicians
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering Technologies
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Civil Engineers	1,260	$125,470
Engineers	760	$114,040
Petroleum Engineers	660	$161,290
Architectural and Engineering Managers	440	$151,640
Mechanical Engineers	430	$128,690

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 Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.