Program Payoff

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska. 77 certificate and associate programs, public. 77 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Alaska.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Associate's degree $19,952 $68,033 (113)
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $58,673 (43) $80,840
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $15,467 $55,770 (29) $52,560
Medical Assistants
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $51,273 (14) $99,270
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $47,260 (13) $98,110
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree $41,992 (19) $133,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Air Transportation Associate's degree $41,193 (14) $232,140
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $18,000 $40,467 (18) $54,070
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree $33,281 (15) $56,430
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Associate's degree $27,823 (16)
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $14,350 $26,264 (57)
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $89,810
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree $14,000 not published $62,630
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $56,430
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $54,070
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $52,560
Medical Assistants
American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Undergraduate certificate not published $79,650
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $89,810
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $116,630
General and Operations Managers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree not published $116,630
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $69,840
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Civil Engineering Undergraduate certificate not published $114,730
Civil Engineers
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Undergraduate certificate not published $127,950
Managers, All Other
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $54,070
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $54,070
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Community Organization and Advocacy Undergraduate certificate not published $98,370
Social and Community Service Managers
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $91,700
Computer Programmers
Computer Programming Associate's degree not published $91,700
Computer Programmers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $99,580
Project Management Specialists
Construction Management Associate's degree not published $99,580
Project Management Specialists
Construction Trades, General Undergraduate certificate not published $102,140
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $47,480
Security Guards
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $46,570
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree not published $46,570
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $57,710
Dental Assistants
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $57,710
Dental Assistants
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $62,570
Graphic Designers
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Undergraduate certificate not published $54,060
Producers and Directors
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Undergraduate certificate not published $130,590
Natural Sciences Managers
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $89,810
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $89,810
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $116,630
General and Operations Managers
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $60,160
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Associate's degree not published $81,700
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Fire Protection Associate's degree not published $127,950
Managers, All Other
Gerontology Undergraduate certificate not published $104,930
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $69,840
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Undergraduate certificate not published
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate not published $77,430
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate's degree not published $77,430
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $82,670
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $82,670
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Hospitality Administration/Management Undergraduate certificate not published $94,740
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $47,360
Social and Human Service Assistants
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $47,360
Social and Human Service Assistants
Human Services, General Undergraduate certificate not published $47,360
Social and Human Service Assistants
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $81,700
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Legal Support Services Associate's degree not published $61,280
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Undergraduate certificate not published $79,650
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Management Information Systems and Services Associate's degree not published $133,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Undergraduate certificate not published $116,630
General and Operations Managers
Marine Sciences Undergraduate certificate not published $91,960
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $106,480
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Undergraduate certificate not published $76,430
Compliance Officers
Outdoor Education Undergraduate certificate not published $37,510
Recreation Workers
Outdoor Education Associate's degree not published $37,510
Recreation Workers
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $80,840
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $80,840
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Public Health Associate's degree not published $132,240
Medical and Health Services Managers
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $99,270
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $83,200
Technical Writers
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other Associate's degree not published $55,220
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Social Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $79,260
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Social Work Undergraduate certificate not published $62,630
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $98,110
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $46,480
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.