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Nursing at University of Alaska Anchorage

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at University of Alaska Anchorage. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 11,953. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received their master's degree in nursing.

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

UAA Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at UAA

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UAA offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

UAA Nursing Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #327 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UAA

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

UAA Nursing Master’s Program

93% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from UAA in 2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UAA, 71% 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 Anchorage with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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 Anchorage.

Occupation Jobs in AK Average Salary in AK
Registered Nurses 5,730 $89,310
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,100 $114,670
Nurse Practitioners 440 $122,880
Nurse Midwives 70 $85,210
Nurse Anesthetists 60 $187,690

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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