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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Utah, there were 209 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,140 and $17,775 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 186 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Utah (With Aid)

#1

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$24,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$60,507 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Utah University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Cedar City, Utah, and it awarded 151 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Utah University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Education 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 Southern Utah University are $24,548.

Full Southern Utah University General Education Report

#2

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$14,669 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$49,449 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 35 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

Westminster College Salt Lake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Westminster College Salt Lake are $14,669, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at Westminster College 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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