2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for an Associate

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With 327,871 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. 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. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 267 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,685 and $18,758 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for an Associate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular education programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for an Associate”.

Top 5 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Education in Utah

1

Utah Valley University
Orem, Utah

#6 overall quality in Utah

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #1 spot on the list. UVU is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 117 associates’s education degrees 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%.

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2

Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, Utah

#8 overall quality in Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for an Associate list. Salt Lake Community College is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 68 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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3

Snow College
Ephraim, Utah

#11 overall quality in Utah

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for an Associate. Snow College is located in Ephraim, Utah and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

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4

Weber State University
Ogden, Utah

#7 overall quality in Utah

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Weber State University is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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5

Dixie State University
Saint George, Utah

#10 overall quality in Utah

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Dixie State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint George, Utah, and it awarded 9 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Education at Dixie State College

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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