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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. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 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. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 15,351 students in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Utah list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the large public school awarded 9,223 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great place for trade school students. This large public school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 6,620 degrees in 2021-2022.
The excellent programs at Eagle Gate College - Murray helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best trade schools in Utah. Located in Murray, Utah, the very small private for-profit school handed out 104 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #6, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 7,920 degrees in 2021-2022.
Utah State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Utah ranking. This large public school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 6,665 degrees in 2021-2022.
Salt Lake Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Salt Lake Community College is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,181 degrees 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. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 634 students in 2021-2022.
Snow College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Utah list. Located in Ephraim, Utah, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,316 degrees in 2021-2022.
Dixie State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Utah ranking. Located in Saint George, Utah, the fairly large public school awarded 3,216 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Southern Utah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in Cedar City, Utah, the fairly large public school awarded 4,473 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Broadview University - West Jordan did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in West Jordan, Utah, the very small private for-profit school awarded 56 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
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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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.