2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Utah (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 11,925 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. 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 associate degree level specifically, there were 93 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Utah (With Aid)

#1

Utah Valley University

Orem, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$9,159 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #1 spot on the list. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

UVU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UVU is $9,159 for utah associate degree engineering students with aid.

Read full report on General Engineering at UVU

#2

Weber State University

Ogden, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$11,968 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

WSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Utah” list. It costs about $11,968 for Utah Associate Degree Engineering students with aid per year to attend Weber State University.

Full Weber State University General Engineering Report

#3

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah

#3 in overall quality

$14,285 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Utah University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Getting Aid list. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar City, Utah. It awarded 1 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Utah University also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Utah University is $14,285 for Utah Associate Degree Engineering students with aid.

Read full report on General Engineering at Southern Utah University

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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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