2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Utah
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The Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Utah to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Utah
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Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Utah. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 639 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 51% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at U of U. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 8 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 137 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
Since the graduate programs at WGU are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Utah. USU is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 105 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.
USU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Utah. This large public school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 54 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 52% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at WSU. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. Provo, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 51 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
RMUoHP is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Utah Valley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UVU is a public institution located in Orem, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 40% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UVU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 70% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, Westminster College Utah did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 17 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
Depending on your major, you 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.
Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Utah ranking. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since BYU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
References
- 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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