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University of Alaska Anchorage Graduate Schools

University of Alaska Anchorage (referred to as UAA) is a Public, 4 years school located in Anchorage, AK. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Alaska Anchorage is $10,405 for Alaska residents and $21,001 for out-of-state students. The school has 539 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 10,464 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

University of Alaska Anchorage (referred to as UAA) is a Public, 4 years school located in Anchorage, AK. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
The school is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (12/1/1974 - Current).
UAA Directory Information
School NameUniversity of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)
Address3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone907-786-1800
Webhttps://www.uaa.alaska.edu
Online Applicationhttps://uaonline.alaska.edu
Financial Infohttps://www.uaa.alaska.edu/financialaid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Alaska Anchorage is $10,405 for Alaska residents and $21,001 for out-of-state students. The school has 539 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 10,464 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 173 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 53 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$21,001
$10,405 for Alaska Residents
Student Population539
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs173 graduate programs
(53 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio11 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at University of Alaska Anchorage is $10,405 for Alaska residents and $21,001 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $513 for Alaska residents and $1,079 for out-of-state students.
University of Alaska Anchorage offers the alternative tuition plans.
University of Alaska Anchorage offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.
On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)53 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening college
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Alaska Anchorage is $10,405 for Alaska residents and $21,001 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -14.27% compared to previous academic year.
Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)
2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
Alaska ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$8,802$1,608$18,504$1,996
2019-2020$11,286$1,474$23,738$1,973
2020-2021$10,773$1,375$22,659$1,837
2021-2022$10,773$1,375$22,659$1,837
2022-2023$9,234$1,171$19,422$1,579
The graduate school tuition & fees of UAA is average compared to public graduate schools in Alaska. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Alaska graduate tuition is $24,119 (public) / $12,110 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
University of Alaska Anchorage$10,405$21,001
All Graduate Schools$16,002$19,518
Public$11,454$20,592
Private$19,594
Alaska Graduate Schools$12,112$21,117
Public$12,113$24,119
Private$12,110
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $22,584 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Alaska Anchorage. On-campus living costs are decreased by -1.21% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $21,678. Off-campus living costs are increased by 10.43% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$11,878$5,292$9,922$6,002
2019-2020$11,878$5,292$9,922$6,002
2020-2021$12,662$7,000$9,868$8,486
2021-2022$12,662$8,276$9,868$9,763
2022-2023$12,662$8,022$11,756$9,922
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $513 for Alaska residents and $1,079 for other students at University of Alaska Anchorage. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Alaska ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$489$1,028
2019-2020$513$1,079
2020-2021$513$1,079
2021-2022$513$1,079
2022-2023$513$1,079

Graduate Programs at UAA

University of Alaska Anchorage offers 38 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 220 students have completed their study at University of Alaska Anchorage.
Offered Degrees at University of Alaska Anchorage
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree219172
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship103
Doctor's degree - other111
Post Bachelor's Degree15644
Total3816220
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Alaska Anchorage by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 7 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 27 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Psychology program with 3 completers.
University of Alaska Anchorage offers 38 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 220 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 172 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 1 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 44 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✔ (3 completers) 13 completers$51,600
Educational Leadership and Administration✔3-
Special Education and Teaching✔1-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✔9-
Engineering [+] ✔ (1 completers) 8 completers-
Civil Engineering✔6-
Mechanical Engineering✕2-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 7 completers-
English Language and Literature✕3-
Creative Writing✕4-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕6-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕4-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)✕3-
Psychology [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Clinical Psychology✕12-
Human Services [+] ✔ (1 completers) 32 completers-
Public Administration✕7-
Public Policy Analysis✕1-
Social Work✔24$51,800
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Anthropology✕4-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (2 completers) 40 completers-
Public Health✔24-
Dietetics/Dietitian✔2-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕14-
Business [+] ✔ 43 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕27-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✔6-
Project Management✔10-
Total172
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Psychology✕3-
Total3
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 1 completers-
Nursing Practice✔1-
Total1
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✔ (4 completers) 23 completers-
Multicultural Education✔0-
Educational Leadership and Administration✔7-
Special Education and Teaching✔3-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments✕7-
Foreign Language Teacher Education✔6-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕5-
Human Services [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Youth Services/Administration✕4-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 9 completers-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies✕3-
Dietetics/Dietitian✕4-
Nursing Education✔0-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕1-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✕1-
Business [+] ✔ 3 completers-
Project Management✔0-
Organizational Leadership✕3-
Management Science✕0-
Total44

Graduate Student Population at UAA

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 586 students enrolled into University of Alaska Anchorage graduate schools where it has total 10,464 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 142 full-time and 444 part-time graduate students. By gender, 194 male and 392 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Student Population By Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Total586194392
Full-time1424993
Part-tme444145299
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 368 White (62.80%), 15 Black/African American (2.56%), 43 Hispanic (7.34%), 20 Asian (3.41%), and 140 students with other races. 13 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total586194392
American Indian/Native American37532
Asian20416
Black/African American1587
Hispanic431231
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander945
White368119249
Two More471730
Un-Known341816
Non-resident Alien1376
University of Alaska Anchorage offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 369 graduate students (62.97% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 108 graduate students (18.43% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total586
Enrolled Online Exclusively369
Enrolled Some Online Courses108
Not in Online Courses109
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Alaska Anchorage. 62 students are aged 20 to 24 (10.58% of total students), 51 students are aged above 50 (8.70%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Alaska Anchorage.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total586194392
Age 20-21101
Age 22-24611942
Age 25-2915252100
Age 30-341294485
Age 35-39934053
Age 40-49992673
Age 50-64461234
Over 64514

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