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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Utah

9 Colleges
$46,559 Avg Salary
$18,625 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was the most popular one in Utah. In total, 9,070 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Utah.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Education Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Utah to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a .

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a degree in Utah. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Utah. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

The excellent programs at Southern Utah University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Utah. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a large student population.

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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 education schools in Utah. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Utah list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

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Utah Valley University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education 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.

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Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #9 on the list. RMUoHP is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 2,359
Montana 397
Idaho 673
Wyoming 164

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 Horadrim.

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