About 13.5 percent of the 1,442 degrees and certificates handed out by the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2017-18 were to students in health professions and related programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency’s National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Fairbanks conferred 137 certificates and 58 associate’s degrees in health professions and related programs.
But the single most popular program was for a associate’s degree in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies. Data shows the school gave out 86 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies, followed by 48 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering and 40 certificates in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide.
The university enrolled 7,404 students for 2017-18, including 6,429 in undergraduate programs and 975 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor’s degrees awarded | Associates degrees | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide | – | – | – | 40 | 40 | |
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | – | 15 | – | 20 | 35 | |
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | – | – | – | 26 | 26 | |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other | – | 25 | – | – | 25 | |
| Pre-Nursing Studies | – | – | – | 14 | 14 | |
| Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder | – | – | – | 14 | 14 | |
| Public Health, General | – | 2 | – | 11 | 13 | |
| Dental Assisting/Assistant | – | 4 | – | 8 | 12 | |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | – | 12 | – | – | 12 | |
| Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
| Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Medical Office Assistant/Specialist | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | – | 58 | – | 137 | 195 | 13.5 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 34 | 23 | 34 | 7 | 98 | |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | – | 8 | – | 9 | 17 | |
| Accounting | 17 | – | – | – | 17 | |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | |
| Construction Management | – | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
| Banking and Financial Support Services | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Operations Management and Supervision | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 51 | 37 | 34 | 22 | 144 | 10 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 48 | – | 4 | – | 52 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 22 | – | 2 | – | 24 | |
| Petroleum Engineering | 15 | – | 6 | – | 21 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 15 | – | 6 | – | 21 | |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | 5 | – | 2 | – | 7 | |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | |
| Engineering, Other | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Engineering, General | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Civil Engineering, Other | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Water Resources Engineering | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Engineering total | 113 | – | 28 | – | 141 | 9.8 |
| Education, General | – | – | 37 | – | 37 | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 4 | – | – | 24 | 28 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 15 | – | – | 7 | 22 | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | – | 14 | – | 1 | 15 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | – | – | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | – | – | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Music Teacher Education | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Art Teacher Education | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Teacher Assistant/Aide | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Education total | 21 | 14 | 49 | 39 | 123 | 8.5 |
| Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management | 35 | – | 9 | 3 | 47 | |
| Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other | 20 | – | – | – | 20 | |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | – | – | – | 18 | 18 | |
| Fire Science/Fire-fighting | – | 12 | – | – | 12 | |
| Fire Protection, Other | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 55 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 106 | 7.4 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | – | 86 | – | – | 86 | |
| General Studies | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | – | 86 | – | – | 86 | 6 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 26 | 2 | 8 | – | 36 | |
| Natural Sciences | – | 23 | – | – | 23 | |
| Sustainability Studies | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Marine Sciences | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 26 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 4.5 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 40 | – | 12 | – | 52 | |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Biochemistry | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Molecular Biology | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 40 | – | 21 | – | 61 | 4.2 |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | 6 | – | 14 | – | 20 | |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 12 | – | 6 | – | 18 | |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 9 | – | 5 | – | 14 | |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Environmental Studies | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 27 | – | 28 | 2 | 57 | 4 |
| Mining Technology/Technician | – | – | – | 18 | 18 | |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other | – | 13 | – | – | 13 | |
| Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | |
| Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General | – | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | |
| Instrumentation Technology/Technician | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | |
| Industrial Safety Technology/Technician | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | – | 19 | – | 33 | 52 | 3.6 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 16 | – | 5 | – | 21 | |
| Chemistry, General | 12 | – | 2 | – | 14 | |
| Geophysics and Seismology | – | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Physics, General | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Astrophysics | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Chemistry, Other | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Physical Sciences total | 30 | – | 21 | – | 51 | 3.5 |
| Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician | – | – | – | 16 | 16 | |
| Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician | – | – | – | 14 | 14 | |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | – | – | – | 13 | 13 | |
| Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician | – | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians total | – | 6 | – | 43 | 49 | 3.4 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | 8 | 8 | – | 5 | 21 | |
| Social Work | 18 | – | – | – | 18 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 26 | 8 | – | 5 | 39 | 2.7 |
| Building/Property Maintenance | – | – | – | 23 | 23 | |
| Carpentry/Carpenter | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | |
| Construction Trades, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Construction Trades total | – | – | – | 31 | 31 | 2.2 |
| Geography | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | |
| Anthropology | 5 | – | 2 | – | 7 | |
| Social Sciences, General | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | |
| Economics, Other | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Economics, General | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Sociology | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Social Sciences total | 20 | – | 6 | 5 | 31 | 2.2 |
| Psychology, General | 27 | – | 3 | – | 30 | |
| Psychology total | 27 | – | 3 | – | 30 | 2.1 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 15 | – | 1 | – | 16 | |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Music Performance, General | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Music, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 24 | – | 1 | – | 25 | 1.7 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 15 | – | 1 | – | 16 | |
| Creative Writing | – | – | 5 | – | 5 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 15 | – | 6 | – | 21 | 1.5 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 10 | – | 4 | – | 14 | |
| Journalism | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 15 | – | 4 | – | 19 | 1.3 |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | |
| Linguistics | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 18 | – | 1 | – | 19 | 1.3 |
| Culinary Arts/Chef Training | – | 3 | – | 7 | 10 | |
| Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | |
| Personal and Culinary Services total | – | 3 | – | 15 | 18 | 1.2 |
| Computer Support Specialist | – | 7 | – | 3 | 10 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | |
| Computer Science | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 1.2 |
| Welding Technology/Welder | – | – | – | 16 | 16 | |
| Precision Production total | – | – | – | 16 | 16 | 1.1 |
| American Indian/Native American Studies | 2 | – | 7 | – | 9 | |
| Area Studies, Other | – | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | 2 | – | 13 | – | 15 | 1 |
| Mathematics, General | 4 | – | 4 | – | 8 | |
| Applied Mathematics, General | – | – | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 4 | – | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0.8 |
| Child Development | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | 0.5 |
| History, General | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| History total | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | 0.3 |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Legal Professions and Studies total | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | 0.2 |
| Philosophy | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 0.1 |
| Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Transportation and Materials Moving total | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 0.1 |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Science Technologies/Technicians total | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0.1 |
| Livestock Management | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total | – | – | – | – | – | – |
