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Health Professions at University of Alaska Fairbanks

If you plan to study health professions, 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 has a total student population of 6,813.

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

UAF Health Professions Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UAF

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? UAF offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree
Master’s Degree

UAF Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Health Professions Associate’s Program

73% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at UAF may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

UAF does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 6% 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 Fairbanks with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UAF Health Professions Master’s Program

82% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 82% went to 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions 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 Fairbanks. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health Professions	14
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	11
Public Health	6
Mental & Social Health Services	5
Dental Support Services	2

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	5,730	$89,310
Personal Care Aides	5,390	$33,840
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	3,660	$65,430
Medical Assistants	1,820	$45,490
Nursing Assistants	1,820	$39,830

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
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