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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in Alaska

6 Colleges
$28,109 Avg Salary
$16,076 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts / sciences and humanities was ranked 3rd in Alaska. In fact, 417 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in Alaska ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Alaska to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Alaska Anchorage to be the most popular school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a degree in Alaska. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities majors at UAA take out an average of $13,125 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 6 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the # 2 spot on the list. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at UAF take out is $18,500.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Southeast is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. UAS is a small public school located in the remote town of Juneau.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at UAS take out is $16,602.

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#4

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 #4 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in Alaska list. Located in the large city of Anchorage, Alaska Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#5

Alaska Christian College

Soldotna, AK

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alaska Christian College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in Alaska list. Alaska Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Soldotna.

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#6

Ilisagvik College

Barrow, AK

With a ranking of #6, Ilisagvik College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. Ilisagvik College is a small public school located in the rural area of Barrow.

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Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 52,773
Washington 17,408
Oregon 8,599
Hawaii 2,024
Nevada 1,679

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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