2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s 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 Master’s in Utah” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 200,458 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Utah, there were 2,163 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 400 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Utah” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Utah

The colleges and universities below are the best for utah master’s degree engineering students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Utah

#1

Brigham Young University - Provo

Provo, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$7,510 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Utah. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 84 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 224 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Engineering at U of U

#3

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#3 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school awarded 89 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering at Utah State 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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