Projected Degree Gap: 16.8%

Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with Associate Degrees or Higher

Levels of Education

for Alaska

AGES 25-64
  • 6,821 | 1.8%Less than ninth grade
  • 18,487 | 4.9%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
  • 99,471 | 26.4%High school graduate (or equivalency)
  • 114,879 | 30.5%Some college, no degree
  • 32,631 | 8.7%Associate degree
  • 68,148 | 18.1%Bachelor’s degree
  • 36,049 | 9.6%Graduate or professional degree
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Attainment Rates

for Alaska

By Population Group AGES 25-64
  • 41.8%White
  • 29.9%Black
  • 21.4%Hispanic
  • 32.3%Asian
  • 12.0%Native American
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Percentage of Alaska adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by borough:

Anchorage Municipality 42.0 Juneau City and Borough 43.4 Matanuska-Susitna 30.2
Fairbanks North Star 35.3 Kenai Peninsula 28.3 Other boroughs 26.5*

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey

*This percentage is an average for the boroughs with fewer than 20,000 residents.