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Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Alaska

2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Alaska

3 Schools Ranked

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp 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 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Alaska ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Alaska to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in Alaska

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska
51 Total Awards
$13,181 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Fairbanks the best school in Alaska for students working on their graduate certificate. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 51 graduate certificates to qualified students.

One thing to take note of is that UAF does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska
43 Total Awards
$10,587 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Alaska list. Anchorage, Alaska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 43 students in .

One thing to take note of is that UAA does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.

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35 Total Awards
$12,608 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Juneau, Alaska, the small public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in .

UAS does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 86% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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