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Most Popular Social Work Schools in Alaska

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2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in Alaska

2 Colleges
$41,537 Avg Salary
$38,439 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

In 2020-2021, social work students earned 76 degrees and certificates from an Alaska school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Social Work Schools in Alaska ranking. This report analyzed 2 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 Social Work program at each school on the list.

Check out the social work programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Alaska.

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

On average, social work graduates from UAA take out $32,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Social Work at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Fairbanks is a great place for social work students. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, social work majors at UAF accumulate an average of around $44,378 in student debt.

Full Social Work at University of Alaska Fairbanks Report

Best Social Work Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 4,819
Washington 678
Oregon 501
Nevada 462
Hawaii 199

One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Army Medicine.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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