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Alaska Nursing Colleges

2 Colleges
177 Yearly Graduations
$55,148 Avg 4-Year Tuition (In-State)
$22,448 Avg 4-Year Student Loan

Alaska ranked #52 in the nation for nursing degrees handed out in 2021. Around 177 students received some type of diploma that year. Students who live in the state can take advantage of in-state tuition averaging $13,787 a year, while students from out-of-state may pay a higher average tuition of $21,711 a year.

About 42% of students who go to college in this state take out loans, with the average yearly loan amount being $5,612 per year.

Learn more about the most popular schools below:

#1

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska
Public Public vs. Private
174 Yearly Degrees
$8,750 Yearly Tuition & Fees (In-State

There are 11,323 undergraduates at UAA, of which 4,721 are full-time, and there are 11,953 students altogether. It takes the average UAA undergraduate about 4.9 years to complete their degree.

The school doesn’t accept everyone who applies - it has an acceptance rate of 77%. Of the accepted students, 41% are men and 59% are women.

24% of UAA students take out loans to afford college costs. The average amount of student loans is $5,463 a year. The school reports a student loan default rate of 3.4% which is much lower than the average rate of 10.8%!

A typical bachelor’s-degree holder from this school earns an average of $37,355 during the early-career years.

#2

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, Alaska
Private not-for-profit Public vs. Private
3 Yearly Degrees
$20,760 Yearly Tuition & Fees (In-State

There are 312 undergraduates at Alaska Pacific, of which 247 are full-time, and there are 493 students altogether. It takes the average Alaska Pacific undergraduate about 4.2 years to complete their degree.

Around 91% of students who apply get accepted. Around 27% of accepted students are men, and 73% are women.

Approximately 60% of the students who attend this school take out loans. The average amount of student loans is $5,761 a year. The school reports a student loan default rate of 5.9% which is much lower than the average rate of 10.8%!

A typical bachelor’s-degree holder from this school earns an average of $33,401 during the early-career years.

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