If you plan on majoring in education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #4 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of education. Combined, these schools handed out 14,949 degrees in education to qualified students.
Your choice of education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Education 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Education Schools in Utah list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Western Governors University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in education. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #66 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12454 education students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, education degree recipients usually earn around $54,531 at the beginning of their careers.
It's difficult to beat Utah State University if you wish to pursue a degree in education. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 549 education students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the education program state that they receive average early career wages of $48,489.
It's hard to beat Brigham Young University - Provo if you want to pursue a degree in education. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 487 education students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the education program make around $48,228 in the first couple years of working.
Weber State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in education. WSU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Ogden. A Best Colleges rank of #389 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.
There were about 229 education students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the education program state that they receive average early career earnings of $52,846.
Southern Utah University is a large public university located in the town of Cedar City. This university ranks 9th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 265 education students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the education major at Southern Utah University make $7,125 more than the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
U of U is a very large public university located in the city of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 219 education students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year. Those education students who get their degree from University of Utah earn $5,931 more than the average education graduate.
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 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 478 education students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the education program make an average of $50,668 for their early career.
Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 5th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 61 education students who graduated with this degree at Salt Lake Community College in the most recent data year.
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 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 45 education students who graduated with this degree at Dixie State College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the education program state that they receive average early career income of $50,032.
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 education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
