by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Utah” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 327,871 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across Utah, there were 14,972 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,559 and $18,625 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Utah” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in education. That schools that top this list have a program in education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The education 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 “Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Utah”.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The colleges and universities below are the best for utah education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Utah list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 12,503 diplomas to qualified ’s education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Utah University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Utah. Southern Utah University is a public institution located in Cedar City, Utah. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 272 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Utah. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 542 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Westminster College Utah. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Utah. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 51 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Utah list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 491 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Snow College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Utah ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Ephraim, Utah, and it awarded 58 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Utah Valley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Utah list. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school awarded 429 degrees to qualified ’s education students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Weber State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Utah ranking. Weber State University is a large public school situated in Ogden, Utah. It awarded 215 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Utah came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Utah ranking. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 277 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Dixie State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Utah list. Dixie State College is a public institution located in Saint George, Utah. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 66 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Salt Lake Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Utah list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Utah ranking. Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is located in Provo, Utah and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s education degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Education at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
