Alaska Communications Degrees

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At this time, there are no institutions in the state of Alaska that has been designated by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC). Programs that have been accredited by this organization have gone through the work of self-reviewing and has met the criteria ensuring a quality education can be gained in the fields of digital media and communication.

While some institutions in the state of Alaska may still provide a quality education, gaining accreditation by the ACEJMC provides scholarships and internship opportunities that would not be available through a program that has not received this designation. There are 117 total programs accredited by the ACEJMC around the world.

Top Locations for Communications Schools and Job Opportunities in Alaska

While there are limited opportunities for communication and digital media jobs in the state of Alaska, the most popular cities will be the top destinations to look toward. Anchorage, the state's capital city, has the largest population and higher education that is not accredited by the ACEJMC.

For example, the Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Public Communications is available at the University of Alaska-Anchorage. The institution, along with GCI Communications Corp, and Gray Television are popular organizations to work in digital media in Anchorage.

Two other locations that offer a handful of positions are Fairbanks and Juneau. The University of Alaska has public relations and other directorial jobs within digital media in Fairbanks. There is also the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, a daily morning newspaper in the area that provides news reporting and digital content creation.

There are over 400 working as public relations specialists in the state. Over 140 workers that are reporters and correspondents according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Campus-based and online Communications programs in Alaska

Alaska Journalism and Communications Careers, Salaries, and Associations

Editing positions in the state of Alaska are limited with approximately 50 workers and salary figures are estimated at the annual mean wage of $50,790 across the state. Reporters are just below that number at over $48,000, but that figure trends at close to $60,000 in the Anchorage metropolitan area. Managerial positions within advertising, with some needing a Master’s degree or many years of experience, are significantly higher with the median salary falling at approximately $79,190, but that number still falls much lower than the national level.

The Alaska Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America provides the latest news within the field of public relations, offers updated job openings on the website and through an e-mail subscription service, and various events for dealing with various challenges or gaining skill sets to utilize in the field.

There are also member updates to spotlight accomplishments in the field and to gain further networking opportunity. Public relations specialists make an average of just over $70,000 across the state of Alaska according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.