About University of Alaska Anchorage
Located in a large city, University of Alaska Anchorage is a public university in Anchorage, Alaska, with about 7,210 undergraduate students, and about 47% of them attend part time. The federal student-to-faculty ratio is about 11 to 1.
Nursing programs at University of Alaska Anchorage
The nursing offerings tracked in federal data here are the associate degree in nursing (ADN), bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN), master’s degree in nursing (MSN), and doctoral degree in nursing (DNP). Recent annual completions came to about 130 bachelor’s-level nursing graduates and about 14 master’s-level nursing graduates. Offering both associate and bachelor’s pathways under one roof can make it easier to start with an ADN, earn your RN license, and move on to a BSN later; our ADN vs. BSN guide explains how to weigh the two. Graduate options (MSN and DNP) are aimed at licensed nurses moving into advanced practice, leadership, or teaching.
Cost and student outcomes
Published tuition and fees are about $8,000 a year for in-state students and $22,400 for out-of-state students. The average net price (what students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships) is about $13,100 a year. About 27% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Students who finish the bachelor’s level and borrow leave with median federal loan debt of about $20,600. Federal earnings data puts median pay for those bachelor’s-level nursing graduates at roughly $86,500 one year after finishing and $93,000 four years out. These are estimates for graduates with reported earnings, not a promise. Schoolwide, about 31% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time and 71% return for a second year.
Applying and licensure
The federal data does not report an overall admission rate for this school, which is typical of open-access colleges. Nursing programs usually add their own steps, such as prerequisite science courses, an entrance exam, a minimum GPA, and a limited number of seats, so contact the nursing department about current requirements. Our guide on how to get into nursing school walks through the typical process. To work as a nurse in Alaska, graduates apply for a license with the state board of nursing in Alaska and pass the NCLEX. Before you commit, verify the program’s ACEN or CCNE accreditation and state approval, and compare it with other options on our Alaska nursing schools page.
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and can change. Confirm current details with the school.