Education at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at University of Alaska Fairbanks stacks up to those at other schools.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and approximately 6,813 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

UAF Education Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Education (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Education
• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at UAF

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UAF does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UAF Education Rankings

The education major at UAF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Education Student Demographics at UAF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at University of Alaska Fairbanks.

UAF Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of education associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

UAF does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Fairbanks with a associate's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UAF Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UAF since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Fairbanks with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UAF Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of education master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UAF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UAF, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Fairbanks with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alaska Fairbanks. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	63
General Education	26
Student Counseling	21
Special Education	11
Teacher Education Subject Specific	6

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Teacher Assistants	4,440	$39,640
Elementary School Teachers	3,870	$74,070
High School Teachers	2,380	$77,920
Middle School Teachers	1,370	$75,770
Preschool Teachers	940	$36,210

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.