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2024 Best Engineering Schools in Utah

4 Colleges in Utah
2,188 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$64,849 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #7 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering Schools in Utah ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,188 degrees in engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Engineering School

Best Engineering Schools in Utah The engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Engineering Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Engineering
Bachelor's Degrees in Engineering
Master's Degrees in Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Engineering

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering Schools in Utah list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Engineering in Utah

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Utah Schools in Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
643 Engineering Degrees Awarded
2.2% Growth in Graduates

Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 643 engineering students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the engineering degree program at Brigham Young University - Provo make $3,197 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in engineering from Brigham Young University - Provo

2
U of U crest
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
773 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$65,881 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in engineering has to check out University of Utah. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 773 engineering students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program make around $65,881 in the first couple years of working.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
399 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$61,216 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Utah State University if you wish to pursue a degree in engineering. USU is a very large public university located in the city of Logan. This university ranks 5th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were approximately 399 engineering students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program report average early career wages of $61,216.

More information about a degree in engineering from Utah State University

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
144 Engineering Degrees Awarded
13.2% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Utah Valley University if you wish to pursue a degree in engineering. UVU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Orem. This university ranks 4th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were approximately 144 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the engineering major at Utah Valley University get $13,829 more than the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 38 4,331
Montana 36 700
Idaho 36 872
Wyoming 32 327

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 714
Civil Engineering 251
Electrical Engineering 249
Computer Engineering 219
Chemical Engineering 213
Biomedical Engineering 153
General Engineering 102
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 61
Manufacturing Engineering 45
Robotics Engineering 45

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