Psychology at University of Alaska Anchorage

If you are interested in studying psychology, 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 approximately 11,953 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

UAA Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at UAA

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

UAA Psychology Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #264 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UAA

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

UAA Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from UAA. About 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UAA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UAA, 100% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Alaska Anchorage. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	8
General Psychology	6

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Education

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	1,410	$118,650
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	280	$91,450
Psychology Professors	60	$59,200

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 Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.