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University of Alaska Fairbanks

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#955 / #279
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#235
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About University of Alaska Fairbanks

According to Wikipedia, The University of Alaska Fairbanks is a public land-grant research university in College, Alaska, a suburb of Fairbanks. It is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska system. UAF was established in 1917 and opened for classes in 1922. Originally named the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, it became the University of Alaska in 1935. Fairbanks-based programs became the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1975.

University of Alaska Fairbanks's Online Degrees

AAS in Information Technology
Degree Concentrations
  • Computing Technology
  • Network and Cybersecurity
  • Network and System Administration
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Endorsement Certificates in Medical Coding
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Criminal Justice
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MA in Criminal Justice Administration
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
AAB in Applied Business
Degree Concentrations
  • Administrative Management
  • Computer Applications
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Health Care Management
  • Human Resources
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Public Management
  • Recreation and Guiding Management
  • Tourism
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BAAS in Interdisciplinary Studies
Degree Concentrations
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BBA in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Leadership
  • Marketing
  • Sport Management
  • Economics
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BA in Justice
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
PBCT in Accounting Postbaccalaureate
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
AA in Associate of Arts
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Endorsement Certificates in Financial Services Representative
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Endorsement Certificates in Medical Billing
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BA in Political Science
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BA in Psychology
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Information Technology Specialist
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Biological Sciences
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BSEM in Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Degree Concentrations
  • Cybersecurity and Information Technology Management
  • Emergency Management
  • Emergency Medical and Public Health Management
  • Fire Administration
  • Homeland Security
  • Law Enforcement Management
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BA in History
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Applied Business Management
Degree Concentrations
  • Computer Applications
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Human Resources
  • Marketing
  • Office Administration
  • Public Management
  • Recreational Guiding
  • Retail Management
  • Tourism
  • Required Credits: 30-36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
AAS in Paralegal
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Early Childhood Education
  • Required Credits: 34
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
AAS in early childhood education
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BA in Communication
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Endorsement Certificates in Administrative Assistant
  • Required Credits: 16
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BBA in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Graduate Certificate in Strategic Leadership
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Medical/Dental Reception
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Graduate Certificate in Arctic Security
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Endorsement Certificates in Bookkeeping Technician
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
AAS in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BA in Biological Sciences
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Health Care Reimbursement
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Endorsement Certificates in Supervision and Personnel Management
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Endorsement Certificates in Medical Office Reception Occupational
  • Required Credits: 13
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BAM in Applied Management
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
AS in Associate of Science
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Psychology
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
in Sport and Recreation Business
Degree Concentrations
  • Sport Management
  • Recreation Management
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Graduate Certificate in Business Continuity
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported

University of Alaska Fairbanks Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Graduation Rate
39%

How Much Does University of Alaska Fairbanks Cost To Attend?

Tuition (in-state)Fees (in-state)
$7,659$1,953

How Much Do University of Alaska Fairbanks Graduates Make?

If you graduate from University of Alaska Fairbanks, then you can expect to earn an average of $45,100 per year. You also have a 82% chance of being employed after 10 years.

University of Alaska Fairbanks's Demographics

Demographic data is for full-time, on-campus students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
10,8049,6061,198

Where is University of Alaska Fairbanks?

University of Alaska Fairbanks is located at 1731 South Chandalar Drive, Fairbanks AK 99775

How Safe is University of Alaska Fairbanks?

Fairbanks has a violent crime rate of less than .01% and a property crime rate of less than .01%.

What Is University of Alaska Fairbanks Known For?

University of Alaska Fairbanks is known for it's academic work in the following disciplines:

University of Alaska Fairbanks's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Earth Sciences
#143
World Rank
#153
Historical Rank
#36
USA Rank
earth-science Degrees
Biology
#511
World Rank
#547
Historical Rank
#150
USA Rank
biology Degrees
Mathematics
#785
World Rank
#797
Historical Rank
#193
USA Rank
math Degrees
Political Science
#762
World Rank
#770
Historical Rank
#197
USA Rank
political-science Degrees
Communications
#708
World Rank
#737
Historical Rank
#201
USA Rank
communications Degrees
Engineering
#1185
World Rank
#1209
Historical Rank
#213
USA Rank
engineering Degrees
Criminal Justice
#387
World Rank
#389
Historical Rank
#219
USA Rank
criminal-justice Degrees
History
#637
World Rank
#655
Historical Rank
#222
USA Rank
history Degrees
Physics
#1050
World Rank
#1088
Historical Rank
#238
USA Rank
physics Degrees
Anthropology
#770
World Rank
#673
Historical Rank
#249
USA Rank
anthropology Degrees
Business
#902
World Rank
#903
Historical Rank
#270
USA Rank
business Degrees
Education
#1330
World Rank
#1322
Historical Rank
#318
USA Rank
education Degrees
Computer Science
#1507
World Rank
#1513
Historical Rank
#344
USA Rank
computer-science Degrees
Literature
#1064
World Rank
#1122
Historical Rank
#355
USA Rank
literature Degrees
Sociology
#1601
World Rank
#1609
Historical Rank
#465
USA Rank
sociology Degrees
Medical
#1873
World Rank
#1878
Historical Rank
#497
USA Rank
medicine Degrees
Chemistry
#2440
World Rank
#2456
Historical Rank
#506
USA Rank
chemistry Degrees
Philosophy
#1912
World Rank
#1961
Historical Rank
#575
USA Rank
philosophy Degrees
Nursing
#1680
World Rank
#1681
Historical Rank
#647
USA Rank
nursing Degrees
Psychology
#2494
World Rank
#2509
Historical Rank
#954
USA Rank
psychology Degrees
Social Work
#2912
World Rank
#2912
Historical Rank
#1217
USA Rank
social-work Degrees

Who Are University of Alaska Fairbanks's Most Influential Alumni?

University of Alaska Fairbanks's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Earth Sciences, Criminal Justice, and Biology. Here are some of University of Alaska Fairbanks's most famous alumni:

George Schaller
George Schaller
An American naturalist.
Syun-Ichi Akasofu
Syun-Ichi Akasofu
A Japanese-American geophysicist and climatologist.
Florian Luca
A Romanian mathematician.
Bharath Sriraman
An Indian mathematician.
T. Neil Davis
An American geophysicist.
Stanislav Kalesnik
A Glaciologist.
Nicholas Hughes
A British-American fisheries biologist.
Edna Ahgeak MacLean
An Iñupiaq linguist, anthropologist and educator from Alaska.
Sven Haakanson
Sven Haakanson
An American anthropologist.
Mark Myers
An American geologist.
Jenny Baeseman
Jenny Baeseman
An American polar researcher.
Natalie Kusz
An American writer.

Who Are University of Alaska Fairbanks's Most Influential Faculty?

University of Alaska Fairbanks's most influential faculty include professors in the fields of Earth Sciences, Criminal Justice, and Biology. Here are some of University of Alaska Fairbanks's most famous alumni:

Beth Shapiro
Beth Shapiro
An American biologist.
Erin Pettit
An American glaciologist.
Andrew Rambaut
A Professor of Molecular Evolution, University of Edinburgh.
Eske Willerslev
Eske Willerslev
A Danish biologist.
Marcus Thomas Pius Gilbert
An English evolutionary biologist.
Leah Berman
An American mathematician.
Curtis A. Suttle
A Canadian marine virologist.
Sebastian Mernild
A Danish professor.
Alexei J. Drummond
A Computational biologist in New Zealand.
Guido Grosse
A Researcher.
Michael Hofreiter
A German university teacher.
Derek Gustafson
An American ice hockey goaltender.