2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Accounting in Utah
9Colleges
118,295Bachelor's Degrees
$24,270Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Accounting School for You
Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Utah. With 118,295 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 2.2% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Accounting in Utah ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a bachelor's in accounting. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. Instead, we are looking at those accounting schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Value Accounting Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Our rankings recognize Brigham Young University - Provo as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, BYU has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Accounting Schools in Utah ranking.
At BYU, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 5.2 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $12,451. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from BYU is $64,123. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Western Governors University landed the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value accounting schools. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City. WGU also made our Best Accounting Schools in Utah list, coming in at #3.
When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Utah Valley University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVU, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Accounting Schools in Utah ranking.
Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Utah State University earned the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Accounting Schools in Utah ranking.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at USU is 4.7 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $24,541. This means that the average student pays around $114,361 to get a bachelor’s degree from USU. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Our rankings recognize University of Utah as the #5 school in this year's rankings. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. U of U not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Accounting Schools in Utah list.
At U of U, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.7 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $31,223. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from U of U be around $146,124. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Dixie State University landed the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value accounting schools. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint George. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dixie State College, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Accounting Schools in Utah ranking.
It takes about 4.6 years for the average student at Dixie State College to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $22,032. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Dixie State College is $101,127. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Weber State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. WSU is a very large public school located in the city of Ogden. In addition to being on our best value list, WSU has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Accounting Schools in Utah ranking.
The average student at WSU graduates in less than 4.9 years, and it costs about $23,521 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the WSU is $115,959. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Southern Utah University earned the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings. Southern Utah University is a large public school located in the remote town of Cedar City. Southern Utah University also made our Best Accounting Schools in Utah list, coming in at #7.
It takes the average student at Southern Utah University about 4.5 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $22,946. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Southern Utah University is $103,257. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Westminster College Utah. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Westminster College Salt Lake also made our Best Accounting Schools in Utah list, coming in at #6.
The average student at Westminster College Salt Lake graduates in less than 4.3 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $33,177. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Westminster College Salt Lake is about $141,666. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Utah. With 118,295 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 2.2% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
