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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alaska

4 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Education is the most popular major in Alaska with 259 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alaska ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Alaska to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of Alaska Fairbanks to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Alaska. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on Education at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Out of the 4 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the # 2 spot on the list. UAS is a small public school located in the remote town of Juneau.

Of the 31 students majoring in education at UAS, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Read full report on Education at University of Alaska Southeast

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Alaska Anchorage helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Alaska. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on Education at University of Alaska Anchorage

#4

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

Out of the 4 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, Alaska Pacific University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Anchorage, Alaska Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 17,606
Washington 2,740
Oregon 3,137
Nevada 702
Hawaii 401

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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