2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Utah

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Engineering is the 78th most popular major in the country with 11,925 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Utah, there were 98 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering 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 general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Utah

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$13,192 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

U of U also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for U of U is $13,192 for Utah Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Utah General Engineering Report

#2

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$11,759 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cedar City, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Southern Utah University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Utah University is $11,759 for Utah Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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.

Credits

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