The Undergraduate Social Work Major at University of Alaska Fairbanks

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at UAF. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level. Its best result is a rank of #2 out of 2 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees

#450 in the U.S.

#2 in Alaska

College Factual ranks UAF highly for social work, coming in at #450 out of 574 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Social Work Schools	450 of 574
Best Social Work Schools in Alaska	2 of 2

Here is each degree level granted in social work at UAF, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	24

During the most recent reporting year, University of Alaska Fairbanks conferred 24 bachelor’s degrees in social work.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UAF holds a strong position among schools offering social work at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #2 out of 2 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska	2
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	35
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	345

$46,261 Bachelor's Median Salary

Social Work students who finish a bachelor’s at UAF go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $46,261 a year. This is lower than $51,484, the median for all majors at UAF.

$28,750 Bachelor's Median Debt

While getting their bachelor’s degree at UAF, social work students borrow a median amount of $28,750 in student loans. This is above $23,439, the typical median for all majors at UAF.

Student debt for Social Work majors with a bachelor's degree at UAF

UAF Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$10,083 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$28,750 Average Student Debt

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,616	$23,881
Fees	$2,011	$2,011

Learn more about UAF tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 4% of social work bachelor’s degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

The largest share of social work bachelor’s degree graduates at UAF were White. Approximately 42% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Fairbanks with a bachelor’s in social work.

Ethnic diversity of Social Work majors at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	11