by our College Data Analytics TeamThere are lots of options to choose from today when trying to decide which school to attend. College Factual has developed its Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Utah ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
After analyzing 9 schools in Utah, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Master's Degree programs. Our ranking for the best value schools is based on objective factors. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Utah ranking, we first consider its average net price, which is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Western Governors University tops this year’s ranking as the best value (with aid) school for master’s degrees in Utah for overall quality. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Western Governors University is ranked #2 for quality in the state of Utah.
The quality degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Utah. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Brigham Young University - Provo is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Utah.
Out of the 9 master’s degree schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #3 spot on the list. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Not only is University of Utah a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Utah for overall quality.
The quality degree programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Utah. This large public school is located in Ogden, Utah.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Weber State University is ranked #6 for quality in the state of Utah.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Utah list. UVU is a public institution located in Orem, Utah.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Utah Valley University is ranked #8 for quality in the state of Utah.
Utah State University did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Utah ranking, coming in at #6. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah.
Utah State University has the honor of being ranked #5 in Utah for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Southern Utah University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Utah list. Southern Utah University is a public institution located in Cedar City, Utah.
Southern Utah University has the honor of being ranked #7 in Utah for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Dixie State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Utah list. This fairly large public school is located in Saint George, Utah.
Dixie State University has the honor of being ranked #9 in Utah for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Westminster College Utah ranked #9 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Utah list. Westminster College Utah is a small private not-for-profit school located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Not only is Westminster College Utah a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in Utah for overall quality.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.