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Cheapest Colleges in Utah

Name: Utah College Net Price Rankings
Creator: PlainCampus

Private campuses outnumber public ones on this Utah list (34 vs 11); Bridgerland Technical College still leads on average net price at $2,338.

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$2,338
Cheapest net price: $18,659
Utah median: 45
Schools ranked

Bridgerland Technical College has the lowest average net price in Utah among Scorecard reporters

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Bridgerland Technical College posts the lowest average net price in Utah at $2,338 among 45 ranked schools, with the state median 9% above the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard

Cheapest net price: $2,338
Utah median: $18,659
Schools ranked: 45
National median: $17,124

Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage

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Bridgerland Technical College has the lowest average net price in Utah at $2,338/year, and the state's median net price is 9% above the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.

$2,338
cheapest ranked net price: $18,659
Utah median net price: 11 public / 34 private
schools in this ranking: $17,130
avg net price, <$30K income families

Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $17,130 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.

Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Westminster University, where in-state published tuition of $43,528 falls to an average net price of $27,094 after aid, a $16,434 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked Utah schools.

Private campuses outnumber public ones here (34 vs 11). A low figure at a small religious or specialty school can reflect a narrow enrollment mix, check sector and enrollment beside the price.

The bar to make this top-25 list is $19,466. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 45 Scorecard-reporting Utah schools:

The bar to make Utah's top-25 cheapest list

Average net price after aid · 45 Scorecard-reporting schools

$19,466 more affordable than 44% of 45 Utah colleges

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Each bar is a $4K-wide band; taller bars hold more Utah colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23

Utah's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

Bridgerland Technical College Logan, UT · Public

Avg net price: $2,338
Net price (<$30K income): $2,338
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $37,818
Enrollment: 1,682

Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden, UT · Public

Avg net price: $3,229
Net price (<$30K income): $3,229
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $36,578
Enrollment: 4,207

Snow College Ephraim, UT · Public

Avg net price: $5,552
Net price (<$30K income): $4,672
Median debt: $7,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $34,587
Enrollment: 5,577

Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar City Cedar City, UT · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $5,955
Net price (<$30K income): $3,083
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $20,048
Enrollment: 51

Utah Valley University Orem, UT · Public

Avg net price: $6,376
Net price (<$30K income): $3,904
Median debt: $14,750
Median earnings, 6yr: $46,825
Enrollment: 46,807

Evans Hairstyling College-St George Saint George, UT · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $9,355
Net price (<$30K income): $9,355
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 66

Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT · Public

Avg net price: $9,804
Net price (<$30K income): $8,476
Median debt: $8,003
Median earnings, 6yr: $41,501
Enrollment: 27,437

Weber State University Ogden, UT · Public

Avg net price: $10,258
Net price (<$30K income): $7,796
Median debt: $15,113
Median earnings, 6yr: $47,061
Enrollment: 32,701

Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT · Public

Avg net price: $10,462
Net price (<$30K income): $6,070
Median debt: $12,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $41,147
Enrollment: 15,444

Ensign College Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $10,824
Net price (<$30K income): $10,436
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $43,320
Enrollment: 7,594

Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $12,548
Net price (<$30K income): $12,064
Median debt: $11,116
Median earnings, 6yr: $69,572
Enrollment: 210,208

Davis Technical College Kaysville, UT · Public

Avg net price: $13,410
Net price (<$30K income): -
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $41,916
Enrollment: 4,188

Mandalyn Academy American Fork, UT · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $13,945
Net price (<$30K income): $13,122
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $21,758
Enrollment: 55

Utah State University Logan, UT · Public

Avg net price: $14,936
Net price (<$30K income): $12,057
Median debt: $14,340
Median earnings, 6yr: $44,822
Enrollment: 28,904

Paul Mitchell the School-St. George Saint George, UT · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $15,069
Net price (<$30K income): $15,069
Median debt: $10,556
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 109

Brigham Young University Provo, UT · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $15,564
Net price (<$30K income): $10,444
Median debt: $11,069
Median earnings, 6yr: $58,450
Enrollment: 35,873

Utah Tech University Saint George, UT · Public

Avg net price: $16,039
Net price (<$30K income): $13,158
Median debt: $15,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $37,959
Enrollment: 13,167

University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · Public

Avg net price: $16,200
Net price (<$30K income): $13,123
Median debt: $19,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $55,239
Enrollment: 36,894

Taylor Andrews Academy-St George St. George, UT · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $16,230
Net price (<$30K income): $14,947
Median debt: $7,505
Median earnings, 6yr: $17,127
Enrollment: 127

Avalon Institute-Layton Layton, UT · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $16,501
Net price (<$30K income): $16,520
Median debt: $6,332
Median earnings, 6yr: $29,562
Enrollment: 186

Aveda Institute-Provo Provo, UT · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $17,372
Net price (<$30K income): $16,304
Median debt: $7,666
Median earnings, 6yr: $24,689
Enrollment: 164

Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-West Jordan West Jordan, UT · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $18,265
Net price (<$30K income): $16,767
Median debt: $10,556
Median earnings, 6yr: $24,619
Enrollment: 144

Healing Mountain Massage School Salt Lake City, UT · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $18,659
Net price (<$30K income): $17,241
Median debt: $8,217
Median earnings, 6yr: $24,665
Enrollment: 43

The Barber School Midvale, UT · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $18,744
Net price (<$30K income): $18,299
Median debt: $8,096
Median earnings, 6yr: $26,947
Enrollment: 169

Medspa Academies South Jordan, UT · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $19,466
Net price (<$30K income): $17,685
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $29,969
Enrollment: 241

#	College	Avg net price	Net price (<$30K income)	Median debt	Median earnings, 6yr	Enrollment
1	Bridgerland Technical College Logan, UT · Public	$2,338	$2,338	-	$37,818	1,682
2	Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden, UT · Public	$3,229	$3,229	-	$36,578	4,207
3	Snow College Ephraim, UT · Public	$5,552	$4,672	$7,000	$34,587	5,577
4	Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar City Cedar City, UT · Private for-profit	$5,955	$3,083	-	$20,048	51
5	Utah Valley University Orem, UT · Public	$6,376	$3,904	$14,750	$46,825	46,807
6	Evans Hairstyling College-St George Saint George, UT · Private for-profit	$9,355	$9,355	-	-	66
7	Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT · Public	$9,804	$8,476	$8,003	$41,501	27,437
8	Weber State University Ogden, UT · Public	$10,258	$7,796	$15,113	$47,061	32,701
9	Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT · Public	$10,462	$6,070	$12,500	$41,147	15,444
10	Ensign College Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit	$10,824	$10,436	-	$43,320	7,594
11	Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit	$12,548	$12,064	$11,116	$69,572	210,208
12	Davis Technical College Kaysville, UT · Public	$13,410	-	-	$41,916	4,188
13	Mandalyn Academy American Fork, UT · Private for-profit	$13,945	$13,122	-	$21,758	55
14	Utah State University Logan, UT · Public	$14,936	$12,057	$14,340	$44,822	28,904
15	Paul Mitchell the School-St. George Saint George, UT · Private for-profit	$15,069	$15,069	$10,556	-	109
16	Brigham Young University Provo, UT · Private nonprofit	$15,564	$10,444	$11,069	$58,450	35,873
17	Utah Tech University Saint George, UT · Public	$16,039	$13,158	$15,000	$37,959	13,167
18	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · Public	$16,200	$13,123	$19,000	$55,239	36,894
19	Taylor Andrews Academy-St George St. George, UT · Private for-profit	$16,230	$14,947	$7,505	$17,127	127
20	Avalon Institute-Layton Layton, UT · Private for-profit	$16,501	$16,520	$6,332	$29,562	186
21	Aveda Institute-Provo Provo, UT · Private for-profit	$17,372	$16,304	$7,666	$24,689	164
22	Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-West Jordan West Jordan, UT · Private for-profit	$18,265	$16,767	$10,556	$24,619	144
23	Healing Mountain Massage School Salt Lake City, UT · Private for-profit	$18,659	$17,241	$8,217	$24,665	43
24	The Barber School Midvale, UT · Private for-profit	$18,744	$18,299	$8,096	$26,947	169
25	Medspa Academies South Jordan, UT · Private for-profit	$19,466	$17,685	-	$29,969	241

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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.

Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 25 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for Utah. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23

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Utah's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

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