2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah
It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Utah to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah
Learn more about these popular schools below:
Our 2023 rankings named AmeriTech College - Draper the most popular school in Utah for nursing students working on their associate degree. AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit institution located in Draper, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 531 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $22,603 to cover tuition and fees at AmeriTech College - Draper. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, associate degree students take out $23,262 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
AmeriTech College - Draper does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular 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 3,110 students in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $6,391 in tuition and fees if they attend WSU full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $17,084. Associate Degree recipients from WSU accumulate an average of $18,082 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since WSU does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 47% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
The excellent associate degree programs at Salt Lake Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Utah. Salt Lake Community College is a large public school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 3,261 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Students from Utah who attend Salt Lake Community College full time pay an average of $4,257 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $13,701. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,066 in student loans. Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.
Salt Lake Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 47% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 4,917 students in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $6,270 in tuition and fees if they attend UVU full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $17,830. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $12,562 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 49% were women.
UVU does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. Snow College is a public institution located in Ephraim, Utah. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,001 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Snow College is $4,180. Out-of-state students pay an average of $14,130. On average, associate degree students take out $7,236 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Snow College. In fact, around 69% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Nightingale College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get an associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list.
Associate Degree recipients from Nightingale College accumulate an average of $18,829 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Nightingale College is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Utah State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. Utah State University is a large public school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 1,092 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at USU is $8,305. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $24,223. Associate Degree recipients from USU accumulate an average of $15,964 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
One thing to take note of is that USU does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 70% took at least some of their classes online.
Fortis College - Salt Lake City ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. This very small private for-profit school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 91 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $16,255 to cover tuition and fees at Fortis College - Salt Lake City. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $29,506 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Fortis College - Salt Lake City. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 53% took at least some of their classes online.
Dixie State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get an associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Saint George, Utah, and it awarded 987 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $6,074 in tuition and fees if they attend Dixie State College full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $17,642. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $16,691 in student loans. Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Dixie State College. In fact, around 39% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
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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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