2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in Utah
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Accounting Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Utah to see which 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.
Top 10 Best Accounting Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a degree in Utah. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, accounting graduates from BYU take out $7,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BYU is ranked #2 for overall quality for accounting in Utah.
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Out of the 10 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WGU are $7,452 a year. Accounting majors at WGU take out an average of $21,435 in student loans while working on their egree.
WGU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Accounting Schools in Utah list.
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Out of the 10 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college 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.
Salt Lake Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Accounting Schools in Utah list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $6,010 per year. While working on their degree, accounting majors at UVU accumulate an average of around $19,347 in student debt.
UVU also took the #3 spot in our Best Accounting Schools in Utah rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.
U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $8,893 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, accounting graduates from U of U carry an average student debtload of $19,875.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U of U is ranked #5 for overall quality for accounting in Utah.
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Weber State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.
WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,228 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Accounting majors at WSU take out an average of $18,657 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Dixie State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Dixie State College are $5,862 a year. While working on their degree, accounting majors at Dixie State College accumulate an average of around $19,753 in student debt.
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Utah State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools in Utah list. USU is a very 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. While working on their degree, accounting majors at USU accumulate an average of around $13,951 in student debt.
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Southern Utah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for accounting students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Southern Utah University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,726 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, accounting graduates from Southern Utah University take out $11,160 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Westminster College Utah ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools in Utah list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Westminster College Salt Lake are $38,680 a year.
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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 10 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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