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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Alaska

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

Finding the Best Health Professions School for You

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Alaska ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Alaska to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the most popular school in Alaska for health professions students. UAA is a large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at UAA take out is $21,172.

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#2

Alaska Career College

Anchorage, AK

The excellent programs at Alaska Career College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Alaska. Alaska Career College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anchorage.

On average, health professions graduates from Alaska Career College take out $8,694 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Fairbanks is a great place for health professions students. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Alaska Southeast helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Alaska. Located in the town of Juneau, UAS is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alaska Pacific University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Alaska list. Alaska Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anchorage.

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#6

Ilisagvik College

Barrow, AK

Ilisagvik College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Barrow, Ilisagvik College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#7

Alaska Christian College

Soldotna, AK

Alaska Christian College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Alaska ranking. Located in the rural area of Soldotna, Alaska Christian College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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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

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 7 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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