2023 Best Engineering Schools in Utah
Finding the Best Engineering School for You
Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in Utah. With 2,169 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Engineering Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Utah to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Engineering Schools in Utah
The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering majors pursuing a .
Top Utah Schools in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best school in Utah for engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at BYU take out is $12,730.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for engineering students. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
While working on their degree, engineering majors at U of U accumulate an average of around $21,738 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Engineering Schools in Utah list. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.
Engineering majors at UVU take out an average of $13,750 in student loans while working on their egree.
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The excellent programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Utah. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at USU take out is $13,311.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 4,398 |
Montana | 700 |
Idaho | 877 |
Wyoming | 327 |
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Engineering Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
General Engineering | 11,796 |
Industrial Engineering | 9,072 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 8,001 |
Systems Engineering | 3,904 |
Materials Engineering | 3,415 |
Other Engineering | 2,760 |
Environmental Engineering | 2,759 |
Operations Research | 1,698 |
Agricultural Engineering | 1,472 |
Engineering Science | 1,454 |
Electrical and Computer Engineering. | 1,378 |
Petroleum Engineering | 1,256 |
Robotics Engineering | 1,243 |
Architectural Engineering | 1,012 |
Engineering Physics | 994 |
Manufacturing Engineering | 947 |
Construction Engineering | 878 |
Nuclear Engineering | 864 |
Marine Engineering | 445 |
Biological Engineering | 410 |
Polymer & Plastics Engineering | 360 |
Geoscience Engineering | 325 |
Mining Engineering | 314 |
Textile Engineering | 310 |
Ocean Engineering | 285 |
Engineering Mechanics | 272 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 179 |
Energy Systems Engineering | 138 |
Biochemical Engineering | 109 |
Ceramic Engineering | 94 |
Surveying Engineering | 73 |
Electromechanical Engineering | 45 |
Forest Engineering | 41 |
Paper Science & Engineering | 27 |
Engineering Chemistry | 13 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
More about our data sources and methodologies.