Overview

Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development / Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development is located in Fairbanks, AK, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Arts (MA)	Rural development

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam bachelor's degree from accredited institution with minimum cumulative undergraduate and major GPA of 3.0 Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Oral defense of project or thesis
Other Advanced Degrees	Oral defense of project or thesis, student teaching

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

14

Applied

4

Accepted

4

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 1st	March 1st	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	September 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	Bachelor's degree from accredited institution with minimum cumulative undergraduate and major GPA of 3.0
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree from accredited institution with minimum cumulative undergraduate and major GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$22,304

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Federal Work-Study

Student Body

20

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	10%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	10%
American Indian or Alaska Native	70%
Asian	5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	10%
Unknown	5%

Gender

Male (25%)

Female (75%)

Faculty

9

Total faculty

Full-time - 9

Part-time - 0

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Culture and tradition in rural alaska. decolonial collaborative research methodology. positionality, relationality, and commonality in arctic research. arctic geosciences for alaska native sovereignty and science. arctice and circumpolar communities converging through technology.
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 756500
Fairbanks, AK  99775
United States

Contact Debbie Mekiana
Department Co-Chair
Email: uaf-dansrd@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-5498

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