2023 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Utah
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, accounting students earned 2,857 degrees and certificates from an Utah school, making the subject the 7th in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Utah to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for accounting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Accounting
Our analysis found Salt Lake Community College to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a associate degree in Utah. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
Salt Lake Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,086 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, accounting graduates from Salt Lake Community College take out $13,675 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Salt Lake Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Utah list.
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Out of the 3 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.
UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,010 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UVU also took the #1 spot in our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Utah rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.
USU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
USU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Utah list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 1,498 |
| Idaho | 559 |
| Montana | 141 |
| Wyoming | 93 |
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Majors Related to Accounting
Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Accounting
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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