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Best Accounting Schools in Alaska

2023 Best Accounting Schools in Alaska

4 Colleges
$41,998 Avg Salary
$18,550 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting 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.

The Best Accounting Schools in Alaska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Alaska to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Accounting Schools in Alaska

Check out the accounting programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Alaska Schools in Accounting

Our analysis found University of Alaska Southeast to be the best school for accounting students who want to pursue a degree in Alaska. Located in the remote town of Juneau, UAS is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alaska Anchorage. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Accounting Schools in Alaska list. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

While working on their degree, accounting majors at UAA accumulate an average of around $17,100 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Accounting Schools in Alaska list. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Alaska Career College

Anchorage, AK

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alaska Career College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Accounting Schools in Alaska list. Alaska Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Anchorage.

On average, accounting graduates from Alaska Career College take out $20,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best 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

One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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