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2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Utah

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$10,345 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,113 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Utah. In total, 17,535 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Utah.

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Nursing Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in Utah to see which ones offered the best value programs for nursing 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Utah

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Nursing Schools

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT
$4,086 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Salt Lake Community College the best value school in Utah for nursing students. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $4,086 per year. On average, nursing graduates from Salt Lake Community College take out $15,367 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT
$7,452 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 Nursing Schools in Utah list. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WGU are $7,452 a year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at WGU take out is $21,420.

WGU also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Schools in Utah rankings.

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#3

Snow College

Ephraim, UT
$4,000 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in Utah list. Snow College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Ephraim.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Snow College are $4,000 a year.

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$6,120 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Utah. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, nursing majors at BYU accumulate an average of around $8,340 in student debt.

BYU also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Schools in Utah rankings.

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$6,010 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Utah list. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,010 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Nursing majors at UVU take out an average of $14,075 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$6,228 Average Tuition & Fees

Weber State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value nursing programs. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WSU are $6,228 a year. While working on their degree, nursing majors at WSU accumulate an average of around $17,115 in student debt.

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#7

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT
$5,862 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Dixie State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint George.

Dixie State College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,862 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from Dixie State College take out $20,557 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
$8,893 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Utah ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in Utah list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at U of U are $8,893 a year. Nursing majors at U of U take out an average of $22,466 in student loans while working on their egree.

U of U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Schools in Utah list.

Full Nursing at University of Utah Report

$8,960 Average Tuition & Fees

Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USU are $8,960 a year. Nursing majors at USU take out an average of $15,421 in student loans while working on their egree.

USU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Schools in Utah list.

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#10

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT
$6,726 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Utah University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools in Utah ranking. Southern Utah University is a large public school located in the town of Cedar City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Utah University are $6,726 per year. After completing their degree, nursing graduates from Southern Utah University carry an average student debtload of $13,482.

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,496
Montana 745
Idaho 1,593
Wyoming 397

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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