Ranked #7 in popularity, accounting is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for accounting students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3,240 degrees in accounting to qualified students.
Your choice of accounting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Accounting School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Accounting Schools in Utah list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the accounting degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat Brigham Young University - Provo if you wish to pursue a degree in accounting. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 296 accounting students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.
Western Governors University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in accounting. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #66 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1490 accounting students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent data year.
If you have a knack for numbers and want a career that allows you to use your skills in the business field, consider the online Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree program at Southern New Hampshire University.
Any student who is interested in accounting needs to check out University of Utah. U of U is a fairly large public university located in the city of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were about 205 accounting students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available.
Utah Valley University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in accounting. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 727 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 144 accounting students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available.
WSU is a very large public university located in the small city of Ogden. A Best Colleges rank of #389 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 71 accounting students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year.
Southern Utah University is a large public university located in the remote town of Cedar City. This university ranks 9th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 168 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 68 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Dixie State College in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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Your choice of accounting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Accounting School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
