2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Utah

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Utah” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Computer Software & Applications is the 90th most popular major in the country with 13,180 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,738 and had an average of $32,112 in loans still to pay off.

Across Utah, there were 627 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,100 and $39,864 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 317 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Utah” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer software and applications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer software and applications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer software and applications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Utah

The colleges and universities below are the best for utah master’s degree computer software students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications in Utah

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$7,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the #1 spot on the list. WGU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 259 masters’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

WGU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WGU are $7,790.

Full WGU Computer Software & Applications Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,107 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Utah list. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 58 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full U of U Computer Software & Applications Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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