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Biology Schools
in Anchorage, AK
University of Alaska Anchorage
Alaska Pacific University
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Biology Schools in Anchorage
Anchorage, AK (population: 283,690) has two biology schools within its city limits. University of Alaska Anchorage, the highest ranked school in the city with a biology program, has a total student population of 17,276. It is the 511th highest ranked school in the USA and the 2nd highest in the state of Alaska (#1 is University of Alaska Fairbanks). To learn more about biology programs in Anchorage, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of biology professors at University of Alaska Anchorage such as Marilyn Barker, Yvette Baxley, Allison Butler, Sally Carraher, Heather Chambers, and Paul Cotter.
Biology students from Anchorage schools who go on to become biologists, marine biologists, wildlife biologists, molecular biologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 29,630 people working as biological scientists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $69,430. Also, Zoologists and wildlife biologists make on average $60,670 per year and there are about 17,460 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Anchorage area alone, there are 280 employed zoologists and wildlife biologists earning an average salary of $53,820. Biological scientists in this area earn $70,940/yr and there are 180 employed.
Anchorage lies in Anchorage county, which is one of the 27 counties in Alaska. Overall, the Anchorage area has 165,640 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $24/hr average worker wage, and a $49,730 average annual salary. Thus, about 1 out of every 1000 jobs in Anchorage are held by biological scientists, and 2/1000 are held by zoologists and wildlife biologists.
Of the 2 biology schools in Anchorage, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Alaska Pacific University comes out as the most expensive ($25,281/yr) for biology students, with University of Alaska Anchorage as the lowest, reported at only $12,399/yr.
Biology Programs in Anchorage
University of Alaska Anchorage
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
Levels offered: Bachelors
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