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2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Alaska

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Finding the Best Education Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Alaska ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Alaska to see which master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Alaska Southeast to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Alaska. UAS is a small public school located in the remote town of Juneau.

Of the 93 students majoring in education at UAS, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Full Education at University of Alaska Southeast Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Alaska Fairbanks helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Alaska. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.

Full Education at University of Alaska Fairbanks Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Anchorage is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 23% are male.

Full Education at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

Best Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges 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 3 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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