UAF Graduate School

The Graduate School supports the creativity and productivity of our graduate students as they pursue their discoveries here at UAF. We oversee graduate programs, academic processes and policies at UAF. We support grad students through our professional development and training programs, orientation programs, social and wellness events, advisory board, and scholarships and fellowships. We work closely with departments and programs to follow students’ progress and are ready to help with questions and concerns. We host a student advisory board to guide our practices and programming.

 
 

 

Earn your graduate degree at UAF

The University of Alaska Fairbanks offers post-baccalaureate certificates, graduate certificates, master's degrees and doctoral degrees, and it supports professional licenses. In addition to degrees in distinct disciplines, we offer a graduate interdisciplinary program where students can design a degree that draws on multiple disciplines.

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UAF offers 17 Ph.D. programs, 49 master's degree programs, 9 graduate certificates, and several post-baccalaureate certificate programs.

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About our students

UAF enrolls nearly 1,000 students in graduate studies from all 50 states, the territories and countries around the world. They pursue both professional and research degrees. Graduate study areas span the arts, business, education, engineering, humanities, Indigenous studies, and social and natural sciences.

  • 844 students enrolled in graduate programs, including 587 master's students and 257 doctoral students, in 2020.

  • UAF awarded 247 graduate degrees, including 198 master's degrees and 49 Ph.D.s, in 2020.

  • We rank in the top 10 of 700 universities conducting geoscience research in the United States.

  • We have the highest number of publications and citations in Arctic research of any university in the world.

  • We are Alaska's research university, supporting over 350 graduate assistants each year.

 

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Eduard Zdor

Graduate student spotlight

Eduard Zdor
Ph.D. candidate
Anthropology
Eduard Zdor is a Ph.D. student in the Anthropology Program. His work focuses on sociocultural characteristics, traditional ecological knowledge and the traditional subsistence of the Chukotkan coastal communities. 

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Recreational course discount

UAF Community and Technical College offers a discount on RECR courses for nonresident grad students . Complete the online form (UA login required) to sign up by the fee payment deadline each semester.

New grad student orientation

New grad student orientation covers topics such as getting started in the Graduate School, what to expect in your first year, and how our team is here to help you. 

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