38 Master's degrees offered by the university

Take the first step to becoming a licensed professional counselor. This hands-on Clinical Mental Health Counseling master’s program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks offers unique opportunities to apply your learning in the field, as part of a rigorous curriculum grounded in current research, program evaluation and continuous improvement.

The Master of Healthcare Management and Leadership program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is specifically designed for healthcare professionals who are looking to enhance their leadership skills and advance their career in the healthcare industry.

Geological engineering deals with the application of geology. We offer a master degree in Geological Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.  

Civil engineers plan, design and supervise the construction of facilities essential to modern life in both the public and private sectors. We offer a master degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. 

The department at University of Alaska Fairbanks offers following graduate programs: MS Physics, MS Physics with concentration in Computational Physics (former MS Computational Physics), MS Physics with concentration in Space Physics (former MS Space Physics), PhD Physics, and PhD Space Physics. 

The two master’s degrees offered by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment from the University of Alaska Fairbanks are designed for students desiring careers in resources management and students planning doctoral work.

Petroleum Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks offers a unique look at the challenging problems confronting the petroleum industry.

Hone your unique voice and dive deep into the study of storytelling with an MFA in Creative Writing and literature from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. 

The English department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks offers core courses in writing and literature, and upper-division courses in literature, linguistics, creative writing, technical writing and literary criticism.

The Rural Development MA program from the University of Alaska Fairbanks is designed to educate leaders who understand the dynamic relationship of rural Alaska with the global economy and who have professional skills in areas of leadership, business development, administration and conflict management.  

The M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Alaska Fairbanks includes three options: a written thesis and oral defense for students interested in research and development; a project; or a course-work-only option.  

The University of Alaska Fairbanks MA Program in Applied Linguistics provides students with training in applied linguistics, broadly defined to include second language teaching, curriculum and materials development, documentary linguistics, and language policy and planning. 

The UAF Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at University of Alaska Fairbanks  offers three graduate degrees: Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry, Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Neuroscience, and M.S. in Chemistry. The latter includes concentrations in either Chemistry, Biochemistry and Neuroscience, or Environmental Chemistry.

The master's degree program at University of Alaska Fairbanks prepares students to, pursue more advanced training leading to a PhD in Anthropology, teach anthropology within secondary education and/or undergraduate levels of higher education, or pursue career positions in various levels of government and business in which anthropological training and/or expertise is beneficial.

The Master of Security and Disaster Management (MSDM) degree at the University of Alaska Fairbanks provides both aspiring and existing homeland security and emergency management practitioners the education needed to lead and manage from the operational to strategic levels within their chosen career field.

Students in the Master of Science in Mathematics program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks take courses with either a pure or an applied mathematical emphasis. Projects and theses have been done in the areas of graph theory, algebra, biomathematics, partial differential equations, numerical analysis, dynamical systems, and Lie groups, among other topics. 

The Arctic and Northern studies program is an interdisciplinary program for the study of problems and policy issues specific to the Arctic and circumpolar North. The Arctic and Northern Studies programme is offered at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. 

Whether you’re a practicing teacher or new to the field, our Special Education at the University of Alaska Fairbanks teaching program will provide you with the skills and training to lead in the classroom and help special needs children to realize their greatest potential.