by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 327,871 education students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 8,776 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,613 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in education.
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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 “Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for a Master’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for utah master’s degree education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for a Master’s list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 8,188 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Utah University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for a Master’s list. Cedar City, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 148 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #3 spot on the list. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 140 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for a Master’s list. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 125 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for a Master’s list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Utah Valley University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 61 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Westminster College Utah did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for a Master’s list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 35 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Weber State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for a Master’s ranking. WSU is a large public school situated in Ogden, Utah. It awarded 12 masters’s education 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Utah for a Master’s list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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