2023 Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alaska
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alaska to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Alaska to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alaska
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Our analysis found University of Alaska Fairbanks to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Alaska. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, the medium-sized public school awarded 167 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Students from Alaska who attend UAF full time pay an average of $9,221 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $25,654. Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
One thing to take note of is that UAF does offer online classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Alaska Career College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alaska list. Anchorage, Alaska is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out undergraduate certificates to 157 students in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,016 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Alaska Vocational Technical Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Alaska. AVTEC is a public institution located in Seward, Alaska. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 71 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $6,575 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 25% of those degree recipients were women.
Out of the 8 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the # 4 spot on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 69 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
In-state students pay an average of $8,750 in tuition and fees if they attend UAA full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $25,228. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $10,416 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 19% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UAA. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 8 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Alaska Southeast is a small public school located in Juneau, Alaska that handed out 43 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
In-state students pay an average of $8,694 in tuition and fees if they attend UAS full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $24,950. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from UAS accumulate an average of $16,119 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UAS. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 83% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Ilisagvik College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. This very small public school is located in Barrow, Alaska, and it awarded 10 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $4,780 to cover tuition and fees at Ilisagvik College. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Ilisagvik College. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Alaska Bible College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alaska ranking.
The average tuition and fees at Alaska Bible College is $10,900. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid.
Alaska Pacific University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alaska list.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $20,760 to cover tuition and fees at Alaska Pacific. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
Online courses are available at Alaska Pacific, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
References
- 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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