by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Utah” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 198,468 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.
Across Utah, there were 2,188 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,849 and $15,933 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 156 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,685 and $18,758 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Utah” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Utah”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Snow College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Utah list. Snow College is a medium-sized public school situated in Ephraim, Utah. It awarded 49 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Salt Lake Community College is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 48 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Weber State University is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 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%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #4 spot on the list. Utah Valley University is located in Orem, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dixie State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Utah. Dixie State College is located in Saint George, Utah and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Utah State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Utah ranking, coming in at #6. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 399 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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