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2023 Best Value Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Utah

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

6 Schools Ranked
$19,583 Avg Tuition & Fees*

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Utah to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for teaching students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Utah

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67 Total Awards
$7,700 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for teaching students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Utah. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.

BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.

BYU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.

BYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list.

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, Utah
8,188 Total Awards
$7,790 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. WGU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8,188 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

WGU graduate students pay an average of $7,790 in tuition and fees each year.

If you are interested in distance education, WGU is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

WGU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list.

Full Western Governors University Report

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
140 Total Awards
$25,705 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 140 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at U of U. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

U of U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list.

Full University of Utah Report

#4

Utah State University

Logan, Utah
125 Total Awards
$23,225 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Utah. Located in Logan, Utah, the large public school handed out 125 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USU are $23,225 per year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at USU. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

USU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list.

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#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
148 Total Awards
$24,504 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s value ranking, Southern Utah University landed the # 5 spot on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Cedar City, Utah, and it awarded 148 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Utah University are $24,504 per year.

Southern Utah University 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. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southern Utah University is ranked #5 for overall quality in Utah.

Full Southern Utah University Report

#6

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
35 Total Awards
$16,689 Average Tuition & Fees

Westminster College Utah landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teaching programs. Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $16,689 a year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Westminster College Salt Lake does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. 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.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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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