University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is a four-year, public school located in Fairbanks, AK.

It offers 85 graduate programs - 43 Master's, 20 Doctorate, and 22 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,181 for in-state and $25,703 for out-of-state students.

A total of 971 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 6,607 students at UAF. UAF offers online graduate programs and 496 out of 971 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find UAF's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

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-five (85) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1731 South Chandalar Drive, Fairbanks, AK
Graduate School Students982 students
496 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$13,181
Out-of-State$25,703
Student to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 85 Graduate Programs
43 Master's, 20 Doctorate, 22 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Alaska Fairbanks

The following tables 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 $539 for Alaska residents and $1,105 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$11,459$23,492
Fees$1,722$2,211
Cost per Credit$539$1,105
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

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Alaska Fairbanks offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 85 major areas - 43 Master's (11 online programs), 20 Doctorate (2 online programs), 22 Post-Bachelor's (13 online programs). 178 students have been conferred Master's degree and 31 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1783151-
Men821613-
Women961538-

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.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Area Studies (other)4ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
American Indian/Native American StudiesONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and RhetoricONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching11ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesONLINE NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 7 NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 14 NOT OFFER
Art Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Water Resources Engineering1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mining and Mineral Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Petroleum Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Systems EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geological/Geophysical Engineering1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
BiochemistryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computational and Applied MathematicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Statistics NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Signal/Geospatial IntelligenceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marine Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Earth Systems Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
AstrophysicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geophysics and Seismology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical2ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementONLINE NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Critical Infrastructure ProtectionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Community Organization and AdvocacyONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Art/Art Studies1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Performance NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
International Public Health/International Health11ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Services Administration NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management37ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
AccountingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5ONLINE NOT OFFER
Executive/Career CoachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Management Information Systems and Services (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

UAF graduate schools have a total of 982 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 380 male and 602 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 366 full-time and 616 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 496 students enrolled through online exclusively and 193 students are taking some online graduate courses.

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.

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

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total982
Men380
Women602
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total982
Full-time Students366
Part-time Students616
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total982
American Indian /
Native American
53
Asian24
Black14
Hispanic51
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
5
White590
Two or more races69
Un-Known89
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total982
21 & Under4
22-24139
25-29257
30-34199
35-39133
40 & Over239

Online Population

At University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate schools, 496 students enrolled online exclusively and 193 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment971
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses496
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses193
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses282
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses496
Alaska Resident402
Other State In U.S.86
Outside of U.S.3