by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks took the #775 spot.
UAF also ranked #3 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Alaska.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, UAF came in at #603.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Alaska, UAF came in at #2.
The total graduate student population at UAF is made up of 59.6% women and 40.4% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 22.7% of the graduate student population at UAF. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 7.9% of graduate students hail from another country. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,265 | $23,095 |
| Fees | $1,693 | $2,153 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at UAF is $62,149. That's good news for those graduates since it is 6% higher than the national average of $58,425.
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Contact details for UAF are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1731 South Chandalar Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775 |
| Phone: | 907-474-7034 |
| Website: | www.uaf.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/uafairbanks |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/uafairbanksumblr.com |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 77.1% of the graduate students at UAF took at least one online course. For that same period, 53.2% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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