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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades (Income $0-$30k) in Utah

1 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$7,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 37,535 people earned their degree in construction trades, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, construction trades graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,448 and had an average of $11,769 in loans still to pay off.

Across Utah, there were 531 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 41 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction trades programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction trades program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The construction trades school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades (Income $0-$30k) in Utah

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #1 spot on the list. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Utah” list. It costs about $7,334 for utah associate degree construction trades students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Utah Valley University.

Full UVU Construction Trades Report

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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