Alaska Masters in Education Programs

(found programs from 4 schools)

AK Dept of Education:

http://www.eed.state.ak.us/

Teacher Certification in AK:

Alaska Teacher Certification Info

School districts in the largest geographic state in the union range from quite large to nearly microscopic. In Anchorage, nearly 3,000 teachers work to educate upwards of 50,000 students, while remote, rural districts employ only a handful of teachers.

A master's degree is not required to teach in Alaska, but having one will boost your pay. In Anchorage, a beginning teacher with a master's degree makes $51,000, while a beginning teacher with only a bachelor's degree makes $4,000 less than that. Also, the salary schedule for a teacher with only a bachelor's degree tops out at $58,000, while a teacher with a master's degree can eventually make more than $69,000, according to the Anchorage School District.

Alaska is experiencing teacher shortages in math, science, and special education.

Selected Master's degree programs in Alaska

University of Alaska Southeast. A regional state university with its main campus in the state capital, the University of Alaska Southeast offers a number of Master of Education and Master of Arts in teaching degrees. Most are offered through distance learning, with students spending a couple of weeks a year on campus and completing the rest of their coursework remotely.

University of Alaska - Anchorage. The University of Alaska - Anchorage offers Master of Education degrees in teaching and learning, special education, and other fields. The school also offers a Master of Arts in teaching degree.

University of Alaska - Fairbanks. The University of Alaska - Fairbanks offers Master of Education degrees that lead to state licensure in elementary education, secondary education, special education, and school counseling.