Social Work at University of Alaska Fairbanks

If you plan to study social work, 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, 25 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from UAF.

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

UAF Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

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.

UAF does offer online education options in social work for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UAF Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work 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 social work major at UAF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. 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 Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	299

Social Work Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social work from UAF in 2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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

Related Majors

• Community Organization & Advocacy

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,480	$48,970
Social and Community Service Managers	570	$73,410
Substance Abuse Social Workers	520	$46,420
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	310	$67,320
Healthcare Social Workers	200	$70,620

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.