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Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
EarningsPluscompares student earnings after college against a benchmark that Degreechoices adjusts based on each school’s unique mix of academic programs and the in-state/out-of-state composition of the student body.
Schools are assigned a value from 1-100, where 100 is best for students from households earning up to $30,000. This value is multiplied by the percentage of the school’s student body that received a Pell Grant, to calculate the economic mobility score. A higher score is better. Read the full explanation
The percentage of a school’s student body that has received a Pell Grant.
Payback measures how long it takes the average student to pay back the total cost of attending college with marginal earnings. Marginal earnings are the difference between what the average student would have earned before attending college and what they earn afterwards.
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
The total debt accrued by the median student at the time of graduation.
The debt-to-earnings ratio is calculated by dividing student debt upon graduation by the annual salary. A debt to earnings ratio of 1 means that annual educational debt is the same as annual earnings.
Our economic score ranks programs based on a combination of payback and EarningsPlus. Lower scores are better. Check our methodology page for details and data sources.
EarningsPluscompares student earnings after college against a benchmark that Degreechoices adjusts based on each school’s unique mix of academic programs and the in-state/out-of-state composition of the student body.
Payback measures how long it takes the average student to pay back the total cost of attending college with marginal earnings. Marginal earnings are the difference between what the average student would have earned before attending college and what they earn afterwards.
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Our economic score ranks programs based on a combination of payback and EarningsPlus. Lower scores are better. Check our methodology page for details and data sources.
Cost$9,422
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$67,170
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate73%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
Our economic score ranks programs based on a combination of payback and EarningsPlus. Lower scores are better. Check our methodology page for details and data sources.
Cost$13,565
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$75,790
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate83%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
Our economic score ranks programs based on a combination of payback and EarningsPlus. Lower scores are better. Check our methodology page for details and data sources.
Cost$12,620
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$54,022
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate58%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
Our economic score ranks programs based on a combination of payback and EarningsPlus. Lower scores are better. Check our methodology page for details and data sources.
Cost$26,457
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$66,215
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate68%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
Our economic score ranks programs based on a combination of payback and EarningsPlus. Lower scores are better. Check our methodology page for details and data sources.
Cost$11,645
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$50,296
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate51%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
Our economic score ranks programs based on a combination of payback and EarningsPlus. Lower scores are better. Check our methodology page for details and data sources.
Cost$9,011
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$55,486
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate48%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
Our economic score ranks programs based on a combination of payback and EarningsPlus. Lower scores are better. Check our methodology page for details and data sources.
Cost$10,514
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$56,287
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate48%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
Our economic score ranks programs based on a combination of payback and EarningsPlus. Lower scores are better. Check our methodology page for details and data sources.
Cost$15,065
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$44,570
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate44%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
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Average income based on education level
The following figures are the average salaries in Utah for each level of education.
Average Income
The average income of people in this state with a high-school diploma, certificate, associate degree, bachelor’s degree, or master’s degree, 10 years after enrollment, based on 2021-2022 CSC data.
HS Diploma$40,700
Certificate$62,282
Associate$55,469
Bachelor$63,181
Master$78,125
Cost of attending college in Utah
In-state-tuition$13,166
The average in-state tuition, before financial aid, of all 4-year institutions in the state. Includes public, private, online, on-campus, non-profit, and for-profit institutions. Based on 2021-2022 CSC data.
Out-of-state-tuition$18,371
The average tuition for out-of-state students, before financial aid of all 4-year institutions in the state. Includes public, private, online, on-campus, non-profit, and for-profit institutions. Based on 2021-2022 CSC data.
Most popular degrees in Utah
In Utah the most popular degrees are Registered Nursing, Business Administration, and Education-grades & methods. To create this list, we complied and analyzed data from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
They both provide information on how many graduates each program has annually. The list below is both undergraduate- and graduate-level programs.
Popular degrees
1Registered Nursing 12,798graduates
2Business Administration 8,630graduates
3Education-grades & methods 3,624graduates
4Health Administrative Services 3,156graduates
5Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 2,899graduates
6Accounting 2,809graduates
7Curriculum and Instruction 2,544graduates
8Education-by subject area 2,129graduates
9Educational media design 2,024graduates
10Computer and Information Sciences 1,412graduates
Fastest growing careers
Utah job growth
26.3%
Statisticians
62.9%
Nurse Practitioners
61.2%
Information Security Analysts
59.4%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
56.8%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
52.8%
Survey Researchers
50%
Construction Managers
49%
Physician Assistants
47.6%
Medical and Health Services Managers
46.2%
Massage Therapists
45.6%
Best bachelor’s degrees in Utah
These majors are most likely to pay off economically after graduation.
Program NamesEconomic Score
1Biomedical/Medical Engineering 0.81
2Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection 1.03
3Medical informatics 1.04
4Managerial Econ. 1.07
5Industrial Engr. Tech 1.08
6Computer Systems Analysis 1.09
7Chemical Engineering 1.21
8Electric Engr. Tech 1.26
9General Marketing Operations 1.37
10Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 1.39
Higher education is supposed to act as an economic elevator that lifts students from low-income households into the middle class. But not all colleges do this: unfortunately, many of the nation’s most “prestigious” schools accept very few students from low-income backgrounds.
To determine what colleges are doing the best job at lifting students out of poverty, we have devised a Social Mobility Index (SMI).
The best colleges for social mobility in Utah are shown below.
Bachelor's degree holders or higher
33%
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26.3%
