Approximately 0.1% of graduates in of Alaska receive hospitality degrees every year. In other words, every year an estimated 5 hospitality professionals graduate from Alaska's 3 hospitality schools.

Top Schools

The top-ranked school in Alaska with a hospitality program is University of Alaska Anchorage, which is located in Anchorage. In 2010, it was ranked 44th nationwide. 5 students graduated with a degree in hospitality from University of Alaska Anchorage in 2010. The tuition rate at University of Alaska Anchorage was $5,186 per year.

Career Academy, which was ranked 73rd nationwide in 2010, is the second-ranked school in Alaska that has a hospitality program. It is located in Anchorage.

The third-ranked school in Alaska that has a hospitality program is University of Alaska Southeast. University of Alaska Southeast, which was ranked 83rd in the country in 2010, is located in Juneau. Students at University of Alaska Southeast paid $5,130 per year in tuition fees.

Cost

If you are hoping to attend one of Alaska's hospitality schools, you can expect to pay an average tuition of $3,439 per year, though tuition can range from $5,186 per year to $5,130 per year. The Alaska hospitality schools with the highest tuition rates in 2010 were:

1. University of Alaska Anchorage - located in Anchorage, students are charged $5,186 per year
2. University of Alaska Southeast - located in Juneau, students are charged $5,130 per year

The lowest tuition rates at Alaska hospitality schools were charged at the following schools:

1. University of Alaska Southeast - located in Juneau, students are charged $5,130 per year
2. University of Alaska Anchorage - located in Anchorage, students are charged $5,186 per year

A hospitality degree from an Alaska school... what next?

Some of the most popular jobs hospitality graduates in Alaska pursue include restaurant manager, sous chef, dietary cook, line cook, and delicatessen cook. 4,240 hospitality professionals were working in Alaska in 2010. Of these, 100 were hotel managers. In addition, 330 were restaurant managers, and 360 were sous chefs. In Alaska, the largest numbers of hospitality professional work in the following counties:

1. Anchorage County - 1,560 hospitality professionals
2. Aleutians East County - 900 hospitality professionals
3. Fairbanks North Star County - 300 hospitality professionals

Projected Growth

According the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of hospitality professionals is expected to shrink by 0% by 2018. There are projected to be 4,810 hospitality professionals working in Alaska then. Of these 4,810 hospitality professionals, the government predicts that 250 will be hotel managers, 470 will be restaurant managers, and 420 will be sous chefs.

Salary

On average, hospitality professionals earn a salary of $37,719 per year in Alaska state. However, Alaska hospitality professional earned anywhere in the range from as less than $16,700 per year to more than $87,560 per year in 2010. The counties in Alaska with the highest average salary for hospitality professionals are:

1. Aleutians East County - $39,513 per year
2. Haines County - $36,618 per year
3. Fairbanks North Star County - $35,813 per year

The Alaska counties with the lowest average salary for hospitality professionals are:

1. Anchorage County - $34,675 per year
2. Fairbanks North Star County - $35,813 per year
3. Haines County - $36,618 per year

The hospitality professionals with highest average salaries in Alaska were:

1. Hotel Manager - $66,190 per year
2. Restaurant Manager - $50,150 per year
3. Sous Chef - $38,130 per year

The hospitality professionals with lowest average salaries in Alaska were:

4. Delicatessen Cook - $26,620 per year
5. Pizza Maker - $20,290 per year

More Information

Take a look at the graphs and charts below for additional Alaska statistics regarding a career in hospitality and to compare salaries with a variety of related fields such as hospitality or culinary.