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2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

5 Schools Ranked
$16,676 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,354 Avg Student Debt*

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Utah to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, Utah
245 Total Awards
$12,734 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Salt Lake Community College the best value school in Utah for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the large public school awarded 245 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $12,734 a year. On average, associate degree students take out $13,550 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Salt Lake Community College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 48% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Salt Lake Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah rankings.

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#2

Snow College

Ephraim, Utah
103 Total Awards
$13,476 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent associate degree programs at Snow College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Utah. Snow College is a public institution located in Ephraim, Utah. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 103 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Snow College are $13,476 a year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $9,116 in student loans.

One thing to take note of is that Snow College does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 75% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Snow College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah list.

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104 Total Awards
$17,092 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 104 students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UVU are $17,092 a year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $14,381 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UVU does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 70% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

UVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah list.

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#4

Weber State University

Ogden, Utah
335 Total Awards
$16,644 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 335 students in 2020-2021.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year. On average, associate degree students take out $20,128 in loans while pursuing their degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since WSU does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 59% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

WSU also made our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah list, coming in at #2.

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#5

Utah State University

Logan, Utah
76 Total Awards
$23,435 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s value ranking, Utah State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Logan, Utah, the large public school awarded 76 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $23,435 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $16,148 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at USU. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USU is ranked #4 for overall quality in Utah.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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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