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809 Second Avenue, Seward, Alaska 99664-0889
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Nursing Schools in Alaska

Alaska contains three schools that offer nursing programs. University of Alaska Anchorage, the highest-ranking nursing school in AK, has a total student population of 17,276 and is the 511th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 3 nursing schools in Alaska, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Alaska Anchorage comes out as the most expensive ($12,399/yr), with Alaska Vocational Technical Center as the lowest recorded at only $4,090/yr.

Nursing students from Alaska schools who go on to become nurses, registered nurses, practical nurses, pediatric nurses, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 2,583,770 people working as registered nurses alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $66,530. Also, Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses make on average $40,900 per year and there are about 728,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Alaska alone, there are 590 employed licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earning an average yearly salary of $46,500. Registered nurses in this state earn $74,970/yr and there are 5,010 employed.

Also, within the nursing schools in Alaska, the average student population is 3,367 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1. Aside from nursing, there are 486 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,905 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,464, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Nursing Programs in Alaska


University of Alaska Anchorage
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors, Masters
Alaska Vocational Technical Center
  • Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
    Levels offered: Certificate
University of Alaska Southeast
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

Alaska Interesting Facts

  • Outsiders first discovered Alaska in 1741 when Danish explorer Vitus Jonassen Bering sighted it on a voyage from Siberia.
  • Russian whalers and fur traders on Kodiak Island established the first settlement in Alaska in 1784.
  • In 1867 United States Secretary of State William H. Seward offered Russia $7,200,000, or two cents per acre, for Alaska.
  • On October 18, 1867 Alaska officially became the property of the United States. Many Americans called the purchase "Seward's Folly."
  • Joe Juneau's 1880 discovery of gold ushered in the gold rush era.
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