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Natural Sciences at University of Alaska Fairbanks

If you plan to study natural sciences, 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 Natural Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UAF Natural Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Natural Sciences

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 natural sciences at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

UAF Natural Sciences 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.

Natural Sciences Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Natural Sciences Associate’s Program

57% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of natural sciences associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in natural sciences at UAF are white. Around 79% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Natural Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural sciences 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
Natural Sciences Managers 420 $106,010
Life Scientists 150 $62,660
Physical Scientists 130 $95,380

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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