University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska · Public

Of 43 assessed programs, 40 leave graduates out-earning a typical Alaska high-school graduate (about $42,938/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 133 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$11,582
$30k to $48k	$13,401
$48k to $75k	$16,662
$75k to $110k	$18,826
$110k and up	$20,975
All families (average)	$15,301

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

43 of 176 programs could be assessed 24% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Alaska high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$44,008	+$1,070	clears the bar	$14,350	13.4 yrs	251
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$93,001	+$50,063	clears the bar	$20,834	0.4 yrs	125
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Associate's Degree	$90,501	+$47,563	clears the bar	$19,952	0.4 yrs	81
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$63,122	+$20,184	clears the bar	$22,457	1.1 yrs	63
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,858	+$8,920	clears the bar	$16,516	1.9 yrs	58
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$53,245	+$10,307	clears the bar	$18,093	1.8 yrs	44
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$81,634 1-year earnings	+$38,696	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$77,625	+$34,687	clears the bar	$16,800	0.5 yrs	39
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$46,484	+$3,546	clears the bar	$15,467	4.4 yrs	35
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$51,889	+$8,951	clears the bar	$17,258	1.9 yrs	34
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	$80,981	+$38,043	clears the bar	$25,142	0.7 yrs	33
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$44,569	+$1,631	clears the bar	$24,872	15.2 yrs	29
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$55,363	+$12,425	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,156	+$55,218	clears the bar	$16,000	0.3 yrs	27
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$90,046	+$47,108	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,306	+$10,368	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Social Work	Master's Degree	$72,105	+$29,167	clears the bar	$34,773	1.2 yrs	24
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,650	+$42,712	clears the bar	$23,500	0.6 yrs	23
English	Bachelor's Degree	$37,326	-$5,612	falls short	$21,852	insufficient data	23
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$125,483	+$82,545	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$56,698	+$13,760	clears the bar	$31,750	2.3 yrs	21
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$76,360	+$33,422	clears the bar	$18,000	0.5 yrs	21
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$52,199	+$9,261	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
History	Bachelor's Degree	$36,650	-$6,288	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$43,944 1-year earnings	+$1,006	clears the bar	$17,287	17.2 yrs	17
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Associate's Degree	$53,347	+$10,409	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$30,278	-$12,660	falls short	$14,000	insufficient data	15
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$84,736	+$41,798	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Nursing	Master's Degree	$121,953	+$79,015	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$92,768	+$49,830	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$57,321	+$14,383	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$46,231	+$3,293	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$49,660	+$6,722	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$103,316	+$60,378	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$78,628	+$35,690	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$103,070	+$60,132	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,547	+$4,609	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$91,754 1-year earnings	+$48,816	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$86,227	+$43,289	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$79,942	+$37,004	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$60,612	+$17,674	clears the bar	$20,003	1.1 yrs	0
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$82,729	+$39,791	clears the bar	$34,009	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Education	Master's Degree	$61,391	+$18,453	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Air Transportation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Legal Support Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Social Work	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Outdoor Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Human Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Construction Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Community Organization and Advocacy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Management Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Natural Resources and Conservation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Civil Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Work	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Construction Trades, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($42,938/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.