by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 73,172 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Utah, there were 2,792 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,918 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,652 and $24,483 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. That schools that top this list have a program in accounting in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for utah bachelor’s degree accounting students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Utah University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah list. Cedar City, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 81 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah list. Western Governors University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 1,183 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 183 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Westminster College Utah. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah. Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Dixie State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Dixie State University is a fairly large school located in Saint George, Utah that handed out 40 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Utah State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 102 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Utah landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah ranking. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 114 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Utah Valley University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah list. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 134 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Weber State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah ranking. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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