If you pursue a degree in accounting, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #8 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for accounting students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,435 degrees in accounting annually.
Your choice of accounting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Accounting School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Accounting Schools in Utah list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the accounting degree levels they offer.
It's hard to beat Brigham Young University - Provo if you want to pursue a degree in accounting. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were about 437 accounting students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year. Those accounting students who get their degree from Brigham Young University - Provo receive $13,328 more than the standard accounting student.
Western Governors University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in accounting. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #66 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1490 accounting students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent data year. Accounting degree recipients from Western Governors University earn a boost of around $7,758 above the average income of accounting graduates.
If you have a knack for numbers and want a career that allows you to use your skills in the business field, consider the online Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree program at Southern New Hampshire University.
Any student pursuing a degree in accounting has to take a look at University of Utah. U of U is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 205 accounting students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year. Those accounting students who get their degree from University of Utah receive $9,802 more than the average accounting student.
Utah Valley University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in accounting. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 727 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, accounting degree recipients typically make an average of $55,785 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 145 accounting students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year. Those accounting students who get their degree from Utah State University earn $5,404 more than the average accounting grad.
WSU is a very large public university located in the small city of Ogden. A Best Colleges rank of #389 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 71 accounting students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year. Accounting degree recipients from Weber State University earn a boost of approximately $7,192 over the average earnings of accounting majors.
Southern Utah University is a large public university located in the remote town of Cedar City. This university ranks 9th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 168 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the accounting major at Southern Utah University make $10,485 above the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Located in the midsize city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 68 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Dixie State College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, accounting degree recipients typically make about $44,557 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of accounting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Accounting School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
