2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Psychology in Utah

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Psychology Schools for an Associate in Utah” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 183,889 psychology students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,496 and had an average of $36,227 in loans still to pay off.

Across Utah, there were 1,983 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 215 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in Utah” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in Utah” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in Utah

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in Utah.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Psychology in Utah

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$6,963 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in Utah list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 151 diplomas to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Salt Lake Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in Utah” list. It costs about $6,963 for Utah Associate Degree Psychology students per year to attend Salt Lake Community College.

Full Salt Lake Community College Psychology Report

#2

Utah Valley University

Orem, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$9,159 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in Utah list. UVU is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 47 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU also made our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in Utah” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Utah Valley University is $9,159 for Utah Associate Degree Psychology students.

Full Utah Valley University Psychology Report

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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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