Area Studies at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a total student population of 6,813. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student received their master's degree in area studies.

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

UAF Area Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Area Studies

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 area studies at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UAF Area Studies Rankings

Area Studies Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Area Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 area studies major earned their master's degree from UAF.

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

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

Related Majors

• Ethnic Studies

Careers That Area Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area studies 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

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.