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 an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 99,265 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,712 and had an average of $26,539 in loans still to pay off.
Across Utah, there were 2,960 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,720 and $32,597 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 70 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,685 and $18,758 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their accounting program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, LDS Business College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah. Snow College is a public institution located in Ephraim, Utah. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 47 associates’s accounting degrees 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salt Lake Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah. Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Utah list. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 1 associates’s accounting degrees 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%.
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