2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Getting Aid

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Computer Software & Applications is the 90th most popular major in the country with 13,180 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,738 and had an average of $32,112 in loans still to pay off.

Across Utah, there were 627 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,100 and $39,864 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 317 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer software and applications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer software and applications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer software and applications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for utah master’s degree computer software students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications in Utah (With Aid)

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$7,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 259 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer software students in 2019-2020.

WGU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Governors University are $7,790.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,107 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Getting Aid list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer software degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

U of U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at University of Utah

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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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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