2023 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Alaska
Finding the Best Accounting Associate Degree School for You
Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Alaska. With 136 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Alaska ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Alaska to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Alaska
The following schools top our list of the Best Accounting Associate Degree Colleges.
Top Alaska Schools for an Associate in Accounting
Our analysis found University of Alaska Anchorage to be the best school for accounting students who want to pursue a associate degree in Alaska. UAA is a large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.
While working on their Associate Degree, accounting majors at UAA accumulate an average of around $17,600 in student debt.
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The excellent associate degree programs at University of Alaska Fairbanks helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Alaska. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Out of the 3 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, Alaska Career College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Alaska Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Anchorage.
Accounting majors at Alaska Career College take out an average of $21,181 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Request InformationBest Accounting Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Accounting Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 4,040 |
| Washington | 1,634 |
| Oregon | 772 |
| Nevada | 396 |
| Hawaii | 215 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Accounting
One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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