General Information

The University of Alaska Anchorage offers twenty-six Master’s degree programs along with a number of Graduate Certificate programs. UAA also offers cooperative/collaborative Master’s and Ph.D. programs with the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the University of Washington Medical School, Creighton University and East Carolina University. UAA enrolls over 800 students in graduate studies from all 50 states and territories.

The Dean of the Graduate School has responsibility and oversight for graduate programs. The Graduate School has the responsibility for directing the implementation of this oversight.

Accreditation

Institutional Accreditation at UAA

The University of Alaska Anchorage has been continuously accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities  (NWCCU - formerly the Commission on Colleges of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges) since 1974. NWCCU is one of six Regional Accrediting Associations for Institutions of Higher Education that are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Prior to 1974, UAA existed as an extension of the University of Alaska with no separate accreditation status. Since the merger of the University and the Community Colleges that occurred in 1987, this single accreditation status has applied to all campuses of UAA - in Anchorage, and at Kenai, Kodiak and in the Matanuska Susitna Valley. Prince William Sound Community College in Valdez is separately accredited by NWCCU.

Individual academic programs often seek verification that their program of studies and student outcomes meet national standards established by independent associations or governmental agencies. That verification is documented as a program accreditation. Students who complete an accredited curriculum enjoy additional confidence that experts in that field have evaluated the program and testified to its quality. Program accreditation may also enable students to more easily obtain professional certifications or registration.

Approximately 40 academic programs have approval and or accreditation from agencies external to UAA. A full list of these programs is listed on page 8 of the 2008-2009 catalog. A more detailed list of the schedules and accrediting bodies
is located on the Accreditation Links and Documents page.

Programs

For more information about masters and graduate programs, See links below 

Master Degree Programs
Graduate Certificate Programs

Last update on Nov 06, 2007