Best Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary programs in Alaska, ranked by enrollment
Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary.
8 schools in Alaska run programs that feed this job, graduating 858 people a year. The job pays a median of $73,890 in Alaska across about — jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Alaska that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
17 programs in Alaska that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Alaska (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Alaska page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 51.0801In Alaska → | 484 | 56.4% | 5 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 2 | CIP 51.0601In Alaska → | 91 | 10.6% | 3 | $28,924 | $10,782 |
| 3 | CIP 51.2201In Alaska → | 57 | 6.6% | 3 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 4 | CIP 51.0805In Alaska → | 37 | 4.3% | 2 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 5 | CIP 51.1009In Alaska → | 36 | 4.2% | 3 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 6 | CIP 51.0910In Alaska → | 34 | 4.0% | 2 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 7 | CIP 01.8301In Alaska → | 27 | 3.1% | 2 | $33,581 | $14,171 |
| 8 | CIP 51.3501In Alaska → | 27 | 3.1% | 1 | $20,079 | $8,792 |
| 9 | CIP 51.0911In Alaska → | 25 | 2.9% | 2 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 10 | CIP 51.2208In Alaska → | 11 | 1.3% | 1 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 11 | CIP 51.0602In Alaska → | 10 | 1.2% | 1 | $28,924 | $10,782 |
| 12 | CIP 51.0504In Alaska → | 5 | 0.6% | 1 | $195,650 | — |
| 13 | CIP 51.0904In Alaska → | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 14 | Gerontologymain feeder CIP 30.1101In Alaska → | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | $37,623 | $25,986 |
| 15 | CIP 51.1005In Alaska → | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 16 | CIP 51.2212In Alaska → | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 17 | CIP 51.2202In Alaska → | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
Top 8 schools in Alaska
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 3 of the 8 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charter College Anchorage, AK Private for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 569 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $33,115 | 56% | $26,789 | — |
| 2 | University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK Public · 11 feeder programs | 148 | Public Health, General | $42,552 | 30% | — | — |
| 3 | Alaska Career College Anchorage, AK Private for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 80 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $35,629 | 69% | $18,402 | — |
| 4 | University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AK Public · 3 feeder programs | 22 | Public Health, General | — | 28% | — | 63% |
| 5 | University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK Public · 4 feeder programs | 19 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | — | 38% | — | — |
| 6 | Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, AK Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 12 | Community Health and Preventive Medicine | — | 47% | $18,927 | 96% |
| 7 | Ilisagvik College Barrow, AK Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Dental Public Health and Education | — | 46% | — | — |
| 8 | Alaska Christian College Soldotna, AK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Behavioral Aspects of Health | — | 11% | $6,724 | 93% |
All 8 schools in Alaska
Every school in Alaska with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charter College | Anchorage | Private for-profit | 569 | 6 |
| University of Alaska Anchorage | Anchorage | Public | 148 | 11 |
| Alaska Career College | Anchorage | Private for-profit | 80 | 3 |
| University of Alaska Southeast | Juneau | Public | 22 | 3 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Fairbanks | Public | 19 | 4 |
| Alaska Pacific University | Anchorage | Private not-for-profit | 12 | 2 |
| Ilisagvik College | Barrow | Public | 5 | 1 |
| Alaska Christian College | Soldotna | Private not-for-profit | 3 | 1 |
What health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in Alaska
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $107,310. Alaska pays below the national figure.
Metro areas in Alaska
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary page.
How to become a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Alaska
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary23 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 01.8001Veterinary Medicine
- 01.8101Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
- 01.8102Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine
- 01.8103Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine
- 01.8104Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine
- 01.8105Veterinary Anatomy(no graduates reported)
- 01.8106Veterinary Infectious Diseases
- 01.8107Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology
- 01.8108Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology
- 01.8109Veterinary Physiology
- 01.8110Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
- 01.8111Veterinary Toxicology and Pharmacology(no graduates reported)
- 01.8199Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Other
- 01.8301Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
- 13.1327Health Occupations Teacher Education
- 26.0401Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
- 26.0403Anatomy
- 26.0404Developmental Biology and Embryology
- 26.0503Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- 26.0913Biomechanics
- 26.0999Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other
- 26.1001Pharmacology
- 26.1002Molecular Pharmacology
- 26.1003Neuropharmacology
- 26.1004Toxicology
Common questions
Answers for people weighing health specialties teachers, postsecondary programs in Alaska.
What degree do you need to become a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Medical/Clinical Assistant, which awarded 484 degrees in Alaska in 2024-25, 56.4% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 17 programs to this occupation. The largest are Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Dental Support Services and Allied Professions, Public Health, Allied Health Diagnostic, plus 5 more. Together they graduate about 858 people a year in Alaska.
How much do health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in Alaska?+
The median is $73,890 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 31.1% below the U.S. median of $107,310. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for health specialties teachers, postsecondary growing?+
BLS projects a +17.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 27,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Alaska?+
8 institutions in Alaska reported graduates from at least one of the 17 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do health specialties teachers, postsecondary work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Clinical Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1071.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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