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Nursing at Alaska Anchorage

Alaska Anchorage graduates about 130 nursing majors a year, 15% of its graduating class. That puts it 40th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $93,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

77/100Strong#40 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year13015% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$93,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate67%whole school

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. University of New Mexico 77
  2. Duquesne University 77
  3. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 77
  4. University of Wyoming 77
  5. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 77
  6. Tuskegee University 77
  7. St. Olaf College 77
  8. University of Alabama at Birmingham 76

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Alaska Anchorage with every school we score in nursing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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