2025 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Alaska

Ranked #13 in popularity, accounting is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Alaska ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 35 associate degrees in accounting to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on accounting students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other accounting students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for accounting to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized accounting related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for accounting students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Accounting Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Alaska list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Accounting in Alaska

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in accounting.

Top Alaska Schools for an Associate in Accounting

1

University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK

15 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Alaska Anchorage if you want to pursue an associate degree in accounting. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in accounting from University of Alaska Anchorage

2

Alaska Career College
Anchorage, AK

10 Annual Graduates

$42,749 Median Starting Salary

Alaska Career College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in accounting. Located in the large city of Anchorage, Alaska Career College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the accounting program state that they receive average early career income of $42,749.

More information about a associate in accounting from Alaska Career College

Best Accounting Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	192	1,721
Oregon	147	160
Washington	131	417
Nevada	112	60
Hawaii	59	61

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Accounting Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Accounting Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting	15
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	10
Accounting and Business/Management	10

Majors Similar to Accounting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	75
Other Business, Management & Marketing	14
Human Resource Management	9
Construction Management	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.