Graduate Programs | University of Alaska Fairbanks

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Alaska Fairbanks with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Alaska residents, the tuition & fees are $13,181 and $25,703 for non-Alaska residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $535 for Alaska residents and $1,098 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$11,459	$23,492
Fees	$1,722	$2,211
Cost per Credit	$535	$1,098
Books & Supplies	$2,000
Room & Board	$10,450 (On-Campus) / $12,750 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,250 (On-Campus) / $4,250 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$29,881	$42,403
Off-Campus Total	$32,181	$44,703

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$12,256	$12,154	$12,958	$13,268	$13,181
Out-of-State	$24,193	$24,287	$25,248	$25,873	$25,703

Graduate Program Overview

University of Alaska Fairbanks is a four-years, public school located in Fairbanks, Alaska. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,181 for Alaska residents and $25,703 for out-of-state students.

It offers eighty-two (82) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	University of Alaska Fairbanks
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	1731 South Chandalar Drive, Fairbanks, AK
Graduate School Students	982 students 496 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$13,181 Out-of-State$25,703
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 82 Graduate Programs 41 Master's, 20 Doctorate, 21 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Alaska Fairbanks offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 82 major areas - 41 Master's (10 online programs), 20 Doctorate (2 online programs), 21 Post-Bachelor'(12 online programs). 182 students have been conferred Master's degree and 32 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	182	32	49	-
Men	75	15	20	-
Women	107	17	29	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Area Studies (other)	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Special Education and Teaching	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	14^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Systems Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computational and Applied Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Statistics	-	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Military Technologies and Applied Sciences

what is Military Technologies and Applied Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Signal/Geospatial Intelligence	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sustainability Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Critical Infrastructure Protection	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Community Organization and Advocacy	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Executive/Career Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems and Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Natural Resources/Conservation	4	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	10	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Area Studies (other)	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
American Indian/Native American Studies	-^ONLINE	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	14^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Civil Engineering	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Water Resources Engineering	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mining and Mineral Engineering	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Petroleum Engineering	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Linguistics	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	6	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	1	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	2	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Statistics	6	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marine Sciences	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	1	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	3	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and Seismology	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	2^ONLINE	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	2	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Community Organization and Advocacy	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Anthropology	2	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Art/Art Studies	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
International Public Health/International Health	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	43^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Natural Resources/Conservation	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
American Indian/Native American Studies	-^ONLINE	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Molecular Biology	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Astrophysics	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry (other)	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and Seismology	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	-^ONLINE	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Anthropology	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 6,826 students enrolled in University of Alaska Fairbanks including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 982 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 380 male and 602 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 366 full-time and 616 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 496 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 193 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	982
Men Students	380
Women Students	602

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	982
Full-time Students	366
Part-time Students	616

By race/ethnicity 590 White, 14 Black, and 24 Asian students are attending at University of Alaska Fairbanks. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	982
American Indian / Native American	53
Asian	24
Black	14
Hispanic	51
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	5
White	590
Two or more races	69
Un-Known	89

4 students are younger than 22 and 239 students are older than 65. The school has 396 students aged between 22 and 30 and 332 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	982
21 & Under	4
22-24	139
25-29	257
30-34	199
35-39	133
40 & Over	239

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Alaska Fairbanks, 496 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 193 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	971
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	496
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	193
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	282

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	496
Alaska Resident	402
Other State In U.S.	86
Outside of U.S.	3

Graduate School Tuition at University of Alaska Fairbanks