Psychology at University of Alaska Fairbanks

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at University of Alaska Fairbanks. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

UAF Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at UAF

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UAF does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UAF Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UAF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology 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
General Psychology	36

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	1,410	$118,650
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	280	$91,450
Psychology Professors	60	$59,200

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.