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2026 Highest Paid Accounting Grads in Alaska

[Accounting](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/accounting/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where accounting graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Accounting Grads in Alaska

2026 Highest Paid Accounting Grads in Alaska

If you want to know which schools send accounting graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Accounting Graduates

1

University Of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK

$67,732 Average Early-Career Salary

For graduate earnings in accounting, no school beat University Of Alaska Anchorage this year. University Of Alaska Anchorage is a public school located in the city of Anchorage. After graduating, accounting degree recipients from University Of Alaska Anchorage typically earn about $67,732 annually.

2

Alaska Career College
Anchorage, AK

$46,399 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #2 makes Alaska Career College one of the highest-paying schools for accounting. Set in the city of Anchorage, Alaska Career College is a private for-profit institution. Accounting graduates of Alaska Career College earn a median of about $46,399 a year early in their careers.

3

University Of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK

$73,629 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of Alaska Fairbanks came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying accounting schools. Set in the city of Fairbanks, University Of Alaska Fairbanks is a public institution. After graduating, accounting degree recipients from University Of Alaska Fairbanks typically earn about $73,629 annually.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their accounting graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.