2023 Best Trade Schools in Utah
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Trade Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Utah to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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Top Trade Schools in Utah
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Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the best school in Utah for trade school students working on their degree. WGU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43,908 degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Utah list. Located in Orem, Utah, the large public school handed out 15,351 degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Trade Schools in Utah list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the large public school handed out 9,223 degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Utah list. Weber State University is a large public school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 6,620 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 14 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Eagle Gate College - Murray landed the # 5 spot on the list. Eagle Gate College - Murray is a very small private for-profit school located in Murray, Utah that handed out 104 degrees in 2021-2022.
Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Utah ranking. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7,920 degrees to qualified students.
Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in Logan, Utah, the large public school handed out 6,665 degrees in 2021-2022.
Salt Lake Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the large public school awarded 5,181 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Westminster College Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 634 degrees in 2021-2022.
Snow College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Utah ranking. Ephraim, Utah is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,316 students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #12, Dixie State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Located in Saint George, Utah, the fairly large public school awarded 3,216 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Southern Utah University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Southern Utah University is a public institution located in Cedar City, Utah. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4,473 degrees in 2021-2022.
Broadview University - West Jordan landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Broadview University - West Jordan is located in West Jordan, Utah and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 56 degrees to qualified students.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 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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