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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Alaska

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$53,732 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You

With 7 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #13 most popular major in Alaska.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Alaska to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Alaska to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the social sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Alaska.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the most popular school in Alaska for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 33% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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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 social sciences schools in Alaska. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,501
Washington 147
Oregon 280
Nevada 63
Hawaii 63

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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