2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Utah
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp 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 Master's Degree Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Utah to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Utah
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Utah.
BYU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Governors University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list.
WGU is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Westminster College Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Utah.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Westminster College Salt Lake. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 9% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list.
U of U does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 9 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 5 spot on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at USU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 52% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #6, Southern Utah University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Southern Utah University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at WSU. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Utah Valley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UVU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 70% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Dixie State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list.
Online graduate courses are available at Dixie State College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 27% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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