Computer & Information Sciences at University of Alaska Fairbanks

If you plan to study computer and information sciences, take a look at what University of Alaska Fairbanks has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and approximately 6,813 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received their master's degree in computer and information sciences.

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

UAF Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UAF offers distance education options for computer and information sciences at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

UAF Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UAF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at University of Alaska Fairbanks.

UAF Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a master's degree in computer and information sciences from UAF. About 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences 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
Computer Science	2

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Engineering
• Physical Sciences

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Managers	1,410	$118,650
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	940	$82,980
Computer User Support Specialists	750	$57,270
Computer Systems Analysts	670	$70,390
Computer Workers	630	$98,830

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.