Ranked #17 in popularity, elementary education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Elementary Education Schools in Utah ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,552 degrees in elementary education during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of elementary education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for elementary education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Elementary Education Schools in Utah list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of elementary teaching degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Brigham Young University - Provo is a good decision for students interested in a degree in elementary education. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 122 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.
Utah State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in elementary education. USU is a very large public university located in the small city of Logan. This university ranks 5th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 150 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Western Governors University if you want to pursue a degree in elementary education. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #146 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2826 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in elementary education needs to check out University of Utah. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 47 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available.
UVU is a very large public university located in the city of Orem. A Best Colleges rank of #279 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UVU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 155 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent data year.
Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City. This college ranks 7th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 20 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Westminster College Salt Lake in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 123 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year.
Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 50 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent year we have data available.
Dixie State College is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Saint George. This university ranks 10th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 26 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Dixie State College in the most recent year we have data available.
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 elementary education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for elementary education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
