Utah Tech UniversityUSHE

What we see in the data

At Utah Tech University, net price is what families actually pay after grants and scholarships. For families in the $0–$30,000 income band, that was about $13K per year, higher than the median among USHE four-year colleges in Utah ($10K), and lower than the median among colleges nationwide ($15K).

Finish on time means completing within the normal time frame for the degree (for example, one and a half years for a one-year certificate). About 38% of students finished on time, lower than the median among USHE four-year colleges in Utah (53%), and lower than the median among colleges nationwide (58%). That is lower than the 68% of full-time freshmen who returned for year 2.

Typical pay six years after starting was about $38K, lower than the median among USHE four-year colleges in Utah ($46K), and about the same as the median among colleges nationwide ($36K). Graduates who borrowed had a median of about $7K in federal loan debt at graduation, lower than the median among USHE four-year colleges in Utah ($9K), and lower than the median among colleges nationwide ($10K). Ten years after starting, typical pay was about $45K; median federal debt was about 16% of that pay (College Scorecard affordability signal — not ED's program score).

About 39% of students are first in their family to attend college. Pell students finished on time at a lower rate (33%) than the school-wide average (38%) — see Who attends below.

Utah payroll records show typical pay of about $50K one year after finishing, higher than the $38K school-wide figure measured six years after starting. About 63% of certificate graduates had a job in Utah one year after finishing.

Compared to Utah & national medians

Full comparison to medians among Utah colleges and colleges nationwide that report each measure in College Scorecard (not enrollment-weighted).

Headline comparisons

Cost, completion, and pay — the three measures families ask about most — charted against the same medians.

Source: College Scorecard · institution medians (not enrollment-weighted). Net price uses the lowest reported income band when schools publish multiple tiers. Pay ÷ net price compares typical earnings six years after starting to one year of net price (above 1× means pay exceeds that cost).

Costs & aid

Net price by family income

What full-time undergraduates actually paid per year after grants and scholarships, by family income band (federal College Scorecard).

Published costs

Published sticker prices where reported. Net price bands above show what families typically paid after aid.

Affordability & loans

Federal loan outcomes from College Scorecard. Does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. Repayment rates describe historical cohorts, not a guarantee for future students.

Part 8: debt vs. earnings

Who attends

Enrollment & context

Student body shares

Shares of undergraduate students by gender and race/ethnicity (federal College Scorecard). These describe who enrolls — not completion or pay by group.

Gender

Race & ethnicity

Outcomes for Pell & first-generation students

Pell grant recipients are a proxy for lower family income; first-generation students are those whose parents did not complete a bachelor's degree. Compare each row to the school-wide figures above — not every student matches these groups.

After graduation: jobs and pay

For Utah public colleges, the state tracks graduates who work in Utah using payroll records employers file with the Department of Workforce Services. The U.S. Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) study links college transcripts to jobs nationwide. Utah sections show in-state pay and employment; Census sections show national pay, how many graduates stay in Utah, and common industries. Groups with fewer than 10 graduates are hidden for privacy.

Working in Utah (state data)

Pay and employment for graduates found in Utah wage records. Wage figures include only graduates with reported earnings. USHE dashboard.

Share of graduates employed in Utah about one year after finishing (Utah payroll records; excludes federal employers and graduates who left the state).

How pay changes after graduating (Utah)

Change in annual wages from one year before graduation to one or five years after, for graduates working in Utah. Shown by broad program area. Graduating class: 2023-24 Graduated.

Where graduates work in Utah

Industry sectors for Utah-employed graduates (payroll records). Counts combine all program areas at this college.

Jobs and pay nationwide (U.S. Census)

Transcript-linked earnings and employment across the country. Census PSEO.

Most common industries where graduates work, about one year after finishing (all credential types combined).

Program areas with the most graduates and reported first-year pay.

Credential-type rows use federal award categories. Compare them within this school, not across different colleges.

Programs with reported earnings

Fields where Scorecard reports median pay with at least 30 students in the earnings cohort — sorted by typical pay, not by major popularity. Each row is one major and credential level at this school.

Top programs by completions

Credentials awarded in the 2023–24 school year (federal completions survey), with typical pay and federal loan debt when Scorecard reports them. Debt can be blank when federal data suppress a program cohort; we use additional Scorecard debt fields when available.

Utah program ROI brief

Completions by award level

8,948 Credentials awarded in the 2023–24 school year (federal completions survey).

Utah labor context for top fields

Statewide IPEDS completions vs. BLS employment by field — not job placement at this campus. Higher ratios mean more Utah graduates per related job opening.

Credential–labor alignment brief

Institution finances

Endowment, state tax support (public colleges), and Parent PLUS loans. Endowment values come from IPEDS via College Scorecard. Many small schools do not report them.

Endowment

Endowment market value at the start and end of the most recent fiscal year reported to IPEDS. Endowment per student divides year-end value by undergraduate enrollment.

State support (FY 2024)

State tax appropriations from Transparent Utah: what Utah lawmakers budgeted for this public college, not the full operating budget.

USHE spend vs. outcomes brief

Parent PLUS loans

Median Parent PLUS loan debt among graduates who borrowed. These are federal loans parents take out, separate from the student's own federal loan debt above.

Institution facts