by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Alaska for a Doctorate” ranking.
Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 977,800 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.
Across Alaska, there were 949 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,916 and $17,769 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
To top this list, a school must have a successful health professions program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The health professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Alaska for a Doctorate”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Alaska for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Alaska for a Doctorate list. This fairly large school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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