by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Utah” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 11,534 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 79th most popular in the United States. In , general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $68,578 and had an average of $22,777 in loans still to pay off.
Across Utah, there were 141 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 132 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,064 and $15,778 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Utah” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for utah associate degree engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Snow College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Utah list. Snow College is a public institution located in Ephraim, Utah. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 33 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #2 spot on the list. WSU is a large public school situated in Ogden, Utah. It awarded 47 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #3 spot on the list. UVU is located in Orem, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 24 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Salt Lake Community College is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dixie State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Utah list. Dixie State University is located in Saint George, Utah and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Utah State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Utah ranking. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 0 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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