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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alaska

6 Colleges
$27,865 Avg Salary
$12,990 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alaska ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 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 Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Alaska Career College

Anchorage, AK

Our 2023 rankings named Alaska Career College the most popular school in Alaska for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Alaska Career College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anchorage.

Of the 154 students majoring in health professions at Alaska Career College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alaska list. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.

Full Health Professions at University of Alaska Fairbanks Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Southeast is a great place for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Juneau, UAS is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at University of Alaska Southeast Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alaska list. UAA is a large public school located in the city of Anchorage.

Of the 10 students majoring in health professions at UAA, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Health Professions at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

#5

Ilisagvik College

Barrow, AK

Out of the 6 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, Ilisagvik College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Barrow, Ilisagvik College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Health Professions at Ilisagvik College

#6

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

Alaska Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Alaska Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Anchorage.

Read full report on Health Professions at Alaska Pacific University

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools 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 6 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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