by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Utah ranking is part of that endeavor. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
After analyzing 9 schools in Utah, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Master's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
When determining the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Utah ranking, we first look at its average net price of a student coming from a family that makes $0-$30k a year. The net price is defined as the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Brigham Young University - Provo tops this year’s ranking as the best value (income $0-$30k) school for master’s degrees in Utah for overall quality. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a large student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Brigham Young University - Provo is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Utah.
A rank of #2 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Utah list means University of Utah is a great place for students working on their degree. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the school is a large public institution.
Not only is University of Utah a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Utah for overall quality.
Out of the 9 master’s degree schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the #3 spot on the list. WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a large student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Western Governors University has the honor of being ranked #2 in Utah for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Out of the 9 master’s degree schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Utah State University is a large public school located in Logan, Utah.
Not only is Utah State University a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in Utah for overall quality.
A rank of #5 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Utah list means Weber State University is a great place for students working on their degree. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Weber State University has the honor of being ranked #6 in Utah for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Southern Utah University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Utah list. Located in Cedar City, Utah, the school is a fairly large public institution.
Southern Utah University has the honor of being ranked #7 in Utah for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Utah Valley University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Utah list. This large public school is located in Orem, Utah.
Not only is Utah Valley University a great value, but it is also ranked #8 in Utah for overall quality.
Dixie State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Utah list. Dixie State College is a public institution located in Saint George, Utah.
Not only is Dixie State University a great value, but it is also ranked #9 in Utah for overall quality.
With a ranking of #9, Westminster College Utah did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Utah list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Westminster College Utah is ranked #4 for quality in the state of Utah.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
