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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alaska

3 Colleges
$30,754 Avg Salary
$14,632 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 60 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer and information sciences is the #14 most popular major in Alaska.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alaska ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Alaska to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer & Information Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer and information sciences majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Alaska Vocational Technical Center the most popular school in Alaska for computer and information sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. AVTEC is a small public school located in the rural area of Seward.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Fairbanks is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#3

Ilisagvik College

Barrow, AK

Out of the 3 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, Ilisagvik College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Barrow, Ilisagvik College is a public school with a small student population.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Ilisagvik College Report

Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 20,550
Washington 5,454
Oregon 1,881
Hawaii 359
Nevada 486

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Almonroth.

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