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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Utah

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$15,149 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,144 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 190 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #70 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Education Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Utah to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Utah

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Education Colleges.

Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality in General Education

$6,228 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Weber State University to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in Utah. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WSU are $6,228 a year.

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$8,960 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $8,960 per year.

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#3

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT
$6,726 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Utah University is a great value for general education students. Southern Utah University is a large public school located in the town of Cedar City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Utah University are $6,726 per year. The average amount in student loans that education majors at Southern Utah University take out is $8,000.

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#4

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
$38,680 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Westminster College Utah helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Utah. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $38,680 per year.

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 390
Idaho 64
Montana 51
Wyoming 87

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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