by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a grad degree. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Master's Degree Colleges in Utah ranking.
What's on This Page: * Our Methodology
After analyzing 9 grad schools in Utah, we came up with our list of those that offered the best master's degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best grad schools. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving a master's degree from the school. A master's degree holder from a school in Utah makes an average starting salary of $61,613, but the students who attended schools in the top 8 of our list make an average of $64,145.
In addition to average starting salaries, we also consider the average amount of student loans that graduate students take on while pursuing their master's degree. We consider this number in conjunction with average post-graduation earnings to gauge the difficulty master's recipients will have paying back their loans.
We also analyze a number of other factors in addition to average post-graduation earnings and average student debt when coming up with our yearly Best Master's Degree Schools ranking. On a broad level, other factors that go into our rankings include such things as the demand of the school, the student body caliber, if the school has online options, and the educational resources provided by the school.
We go into more detail on these factors on our graduate school ranking methodology page.
If you plan to take your education even further, you may want to visit our Best Doctorate Degree Schools ranking.
Learn more about these excellent grad schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named Western Governors University the best grad school in Utah in terms of overall quality for students working on their master’s degree. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 22,759 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average salary of a graduate with a master’s degree from WGU is $69,205 during the early years of their career.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 961 master’s degrees to qualified graduate students.
During the early years of their career, master’s degree graduates from BYU make an average of $73,842 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 in Utah on this year’s best master’s degree schools ranking. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 2,283 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Those who receive a master’s degree from U of U go into careers with an average salary of $61,507 during the early years of their career.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Utah. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 993 students in 2020-2021.
Graduates with a master’s degree from USU make an average of $60,666 per year during the early years of their career.
Out of the 9 master’s degree schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Utah landed the #5 spot on the list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 215 students in 2020-2021.
Upon graduation, master’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $67,389 during the early years of their career.
Weber State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. WSU is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 294 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
During the early years of their career, master’s degree graduates from WSU make an average of $60,133 a year.
Southern Utah University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar City, Utah. It awarded 511 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Those who receive a master’s degree from Southern Utah University go into careers with an average salary of $56,399 during the early years of their career.
Utah Valley University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in Orem, Utah, the large public school awarded 292 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Those who receive a master’s degree from UVU go into careers with an average salary of $64,022 during the early years of their career.
Dixie State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Saint George, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
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