2023 Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Utah
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The Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Utah to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Utah
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Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Utah. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 8,188 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, WGU is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Southern Utah University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in Cedar City, Utah, the fairly large public school handed out 148 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Southern Utah University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at U of U. During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. This large public school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 125 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at USU. In fact, around 52% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 9 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 5 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 67 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.
BYU 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.
Utah Valley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Orem, Utah, the large public school handed out 61 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UVU. In 2019-2020 about 70% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Westminster College Utah ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Westminster College Salt Lake is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Westminster College Salt Lake. In 2019-2020 about 9% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #8, Weber State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Located in Ogden, Utah, the large public school handed out 12 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
WSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs.
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.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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