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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in Alaska

4 Colleges
$49,916 Avg Salary
$17,769 Avg Student Debt

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Alaska. With 578 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

The Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in Alaska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Alaska to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found University of Alaska Anchorage to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online degree in Alaska. UAA is a large public school located in the city of Anchorage.

While working on their degree, health professions majors at UAA accumulate an average of around $21,172 in student debt.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of Alaska Anchorage

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Southeast. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in Alaska list. Located in the remote town of Juneau, UAS is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alaska Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in Alaska list. Alaska Pacific is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Anchorage.

Full Health Professions at Alaska Pacific University Report

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 54,872
Washington 10,021
Oregon 5,865
Hawaii 1,126
Nevada 4,207

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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