If you pursue a degree in accounting, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #8 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for accounting students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,960 degrees in accounting during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest 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's difficult to beat Brigham Young University - Provo if you wish to pursue a degree in accounting. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 392 accounting students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year. Accounting degree recipients from Brigham Young University - Provo earn a boost of around $13,417 over the average earnings of accounting graduates.
Any student who is interested in accounting needs to check out University of Utah. U of U is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 246 accounting students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available. Those accounting students who get their degree from University of Utah receive $6,706 more than the average accounting graduate.
Western Governors University is one of the best schools in the United States 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 #146 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1514 accounting students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent data year. Those accounting students who get their degree from Western Governors University earn $7,473 more than the typical accounting graduate.
Utah Valley University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in accounting. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #279 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UVU is a great university overall.
There were about 240 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, accounting degree recipients generally make about $49,230 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 150 accounting students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the accounting program state that they receive average early career income of $50,023.
Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 7th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 28 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Westminster College Salt Lake in the most recent data year. Those accounting students who get their degree from Westminster College Utah earn $16,572 more than the average accounting graduate.
Southern Utah University is a large public university located in the remote town of Cedar City. This university ranks 9th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 136 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the accounting program state that they receive average early career wages of $47,956.
WSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ogden. This university ranks 6th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 83 accounting students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the accounting program state that they receive average early career wages of $47,353.
Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 59 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Dixie State College in the most recent data year. After graduating, accounting degree recipients usually earn about $47,307 in their early careers.
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.
