Undergraduate Health/Medical Prep Programs at University of Alaska Anchorage

Here is an overview of this program at UAA. It is offered at the Associate’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #1 out of 1 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees
Graduate Study

UAA Undergraduate Health/Medical Prep Programs Rankings

#29 in the U.S.

#1 in Alaska

By College Factual’s measure, UAA highly for health/medical prep programs, coming in at #29 out of 123 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools	29 of 123
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Alaska	1 of 1

Undergraduate Health/Medical Prep Programs Degrees at UAA

The following degree levels are available for health/medical prep programs at UAA, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	82
Graduate Certificate	6

UAA Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of Alaska Anchorage awarded 82 associate’s degrees in health/medical prep programs.

Associate’s Rankings

UAA is among the very best schools in the country for health/medical prep programs at the associate’s level. Its best result was #1 out of 1 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Alaska	1
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools	3

UAA Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$7,738 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$21,961 Average Student Debt

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,224	$19,776
Fees	$1,546	$1,546

Associate’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of health/medical prep programs associate’s degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

The largest share of health/medical prep programs associate’s degree graduates at UAA were White. About 71% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage with a associate’s in health/medical prep programs.

Ethnic diversity of Health/Medical Prep Programs majors at University of Alaska Anchorage

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	58
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	9

Pre-Nursing Studies (Associate’s)

UAA conferred 82 associate’s completions in pre-nursing studies in the latest year of data — 87% to women and 13% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (71%).

Best Pre-Nursing Studies Associate Degree Schools in Alaska — #1
Best Pre-Nursing Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #1
Best Pre-Nursing Studies Associate Degree Schools — #1

Graduate Study in Health/Medical Prep Programs at UAA

This program is also offered at the graduate level at UAA. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Graduate Certificate Degrees in Health/Medical Prep Programs	6

References

National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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