State cost ranking · DOE College Scorecard
Cheapest Colleges in Utah
According to U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data, 45 Utah colleges ranked by average net price, what students actually paid after grant and scholarship aid, not the published sticker price.
- $2,338
- Cheapest net price
- $18,659
- Utah median
- 45
- Schools ranked
Data updated June 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage
The list in one line
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 $17,083 national median across 4,942 schools.
- $2,338
- cheapest ranked net price
- $18,659
- Utah median net price
- 11 public / 34 private
- schools in this ranking
- $17,085
- avg net price, <$30K income families
Average net price is the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, not counting loans that must be repaid. A very low figure at a specialty or religious institution can reflect a narrow enrollment mix rather than typical affordability, check the sector label and enrollment before comparing.
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. This is the widest sticker-to-net-price gap among ranked Utah schools, and a reminder that published tuition alone is a poor guide to what most admitted students actually pay.
Across all 45 ranked Utah schools, 11 are public institutions and 34 are private (nonprofit or for-profit). Sector is shown next to every school below because a low sticker-adjacent price at a small religious, seminary, or specialty school can reflect an unusual enrollment mix rather than broad affordability, check enrollment and sector before drawing conclusions from rank alone.
Average net price also blends every income bracket into one figure, so a family's own bracket can land well above or below the number shown here. Federal reporting requires an institution to have enough surveyed aid recipients in a bracket before that bracket is published, so a very small school can show only a partial income-bracket breakdown even when its overall average net price is fully reported. Use the school's own profile page for the full income-bracket table before treating a single average as a personal cost estimate.
Utah's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price
| # | College | Avg net price | Net price (<$30K income) | Median debt | Median earnings, 6yr | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridgerland Technical College Logan, UT · Public | $2,338 94% of the leader · rank #1 | $2,338 | - | $37,818 | 1,534 |
| 2 | Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden, UT · Public | $3,229 91% of the leader · rank #2 | $3,229 | - | $36,578 | 3,096 |
| 3 | Snow College Ephraim, UT · Public | $5,552 85% of the leader · rank #3 | $4,672 | $7,000 | $34,587 | 5,506 |
| 4 | Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar City Cedar City, UT · Private for-profit | $5,955 84% of the leader · rank #4 | $3,083 | - | $20,048 | 64 |
| 5 | Utah Valley University Orem, UT · Public | $6,376 83% of the leader · rank #5 | $3,904 | $14,750 | $46,825 | 44,651 |
| 6 | Evans Hairstyling College-St George St George, UT · Private for-profit | $9,355 75% of the leader · rank #6 | $9,355 | - | - | 57 |
| 7 | Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT · Public | $9,804 74% of the leader · rank #7 | $8,476 | $8,003 | $41,501 | 26,764 |
| 8 | Weber State University Ogden, UT · Public | $10,258 73% of the leader · rank #8 | $7,796 | $15,113 | $47,061 | 30,536 |
| 9 | Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT · Public | $10,462 72% of the leader · rank #9 | $6,070 | $12,500 | $41,147 | 15,033 |
| 10 | Ensign College Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit | $10,824 71% of the leader · rank #10 | $10,436 | - | $43,320 | 5,973 |
| 11 | Esteem Academy of Beauty South Ogden, UT · Private for-profit | $12,002 68% of the leader · rank #11 | $10,153 | - | - | 58 |
| 12 | Davis Technical College Kaysville, UT · Public | $13,410 64% of the leader · rank #12 | - | - | $41,916 | 3,859 |
| 13 | Mandalyn Academy American Fork, UT · Private for-profit | $13,945 63% of the leader · rank #13 | $13,122 | - | $21,758 | 62 |
| 14 | Utah State University Logan, UT · Public | $14,936 60% of the leader · rank #14 | $12,057 | $14,340 | $44,822 | 28,063 |
| 15 | Paul Mitchell the School-St. George Saint George, UT · Private for-profit | $15,069 60% of the leader · rank #15 | $15,069 | $10,556 | - | 103 |
| 16 | Brigham Young University Provo, UT · Private nonprofit | $15,564 59% of the leader · rank #16 | $10,444 | $11,069 | $58,450 | 35,074 |
| 17 | Utah Tech University Saint George, UT · Public | $16,039 57% of the leader · rank #17 | $13,158 | $15,000 | $37,959 | 12,567 |
| 18 | University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · Public | $16,200 57% of the leader · rank #18 | $13,123 | $19,000 | $55,239 | 35,260 |
| 19 | Taylor Andrews Academy-St George Saint George, UT · Private for-profit | $16,230 57% of the leader · rank #19 | $14,947 | $7,505 | $17,127 | 162 |
| 20 | Avalon Institute-Layton Layton, UT · Private for-profit | $16,501 56% of the leader · rank #20 | $16,520 | $6,332 | $29,562 | 217 |
| 21 | Aveda Institute-Provo Provo, UT · Private for-profit | $17,372 54% of the leader · rank #21 | $16,304 | $7,666 | $24,689 | 142 |
| 22 | Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-West Jordan West Jordan, UT · Private for-profit | $18,265 52% of the leader · rank #22 | $16,767 | $10,556 | $24,619 | 165 |
| 23 | Healing Mountain Massage School Salt Lake City, UT · Private for-profit | $18,659 50% of the leader · rank #23 | $17,241 | $8,217 | $24,665 | 39 |
| 24 | The Barber School Midvale, UT · Private for-profit | $18,744 50% of the leader · rank #24 | $18,299 | $8,096 | $26,947 | 145 |
| 25 | Medspa Academies South Jordan, UT · Private for-profit | $19,466 48% of the leader · rank #25 | $17,685 | - | $29,969 | 263 |
See all 45 ranked Utah schools →
| # | College | Avg net price | Net price (<$30K income) | Median debt | Median earnings, 6yr | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Acaydia School of Aesthetics Provo, UT · Private for-profit | $19,501 48% of the leader · rank #26 | $16,189 | $7,667 | $16,907 | 116 |
| 27 | Collectiv Academy Sandy, UT · Private for-profit | $19,748 48% of the leader · rank #27 | $19,312 | $10,540 | $24,491 | 81 |
| 28 | Paul Mitchell the School-Logan Logan, UT · Private for-profit | $19,923 47% of the leader · rank #28 | $20,163 | $9,250 | $21,334 | 125 |
| 29 | Skin Science Institute Sandy, UT · Private for-profit | $20,486 46% of the leader · rank #29 | - | $7,667 | $22,336 | 174 |
| 30 | Renaissance Academie Provo, UT · Private for-profit | $21,901 42% of the leader · rank #30 | $22,101 | $6,167 | - | 206 |
| 31 | Paul Mitchell the School-Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, UT · Private for-profit | $22,214 41% of the leader · rank #31 | $22,182 | $9,500 | $23,038 | 289 |
| 32 | Zion Massage College St. George, UT · Private for-profit | $22,276 41% of the leader · rank #32 | $20,995 | - | - | 64 |
| 33 | Skinworks School of Advanced Skincare Salt Lake City, UT · Private for-profit | $22,900 39% of the leader · rank #33 | $22,742 | $6,333 | - | 116 |
| 34 | Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Provo Provo, UT · Private for-profit | $24,085 36% of the leader · rank #34 | $22,792 | $10,556 | $24,619 | 148 |
| 35 | Paul Mitchell the School-Provo Provo, UT · Private for-profit | $24,785 34% of the leader · rank #35 | $20,938 | $9,917 | $23,104 | 135 |
| 36 | Eagle Gate College-Layton Layton, UT · Private for-profit | $25,873 31% of the leader · rank #36 | $18,399 | $43,021 | $36,393 | 205 |
| 37 | Provo College Provo, UT · Private for-profit | $27,053 28% of the leader · rank #37 | - | $41,733 | $32,673 | 705 |
| 38 | Westminster University Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit | $27,094 28% of the leader · rank #38 | $22,972 | $22,250 | $52,994 | 1,214 |
| 39 | Eagle Gate College-Murray Murray, UT · Private for-profit | $27,345 27% of the leader · rank #39 | $27,711 | $43,021 | $36,393 | 313 |
| 40 | Fortis College-Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, UT · Private for-profit | $27,586 27% of the leader · rank #40 | $25,927 | $13,000 | $33,226 | 371 |
| 41 | Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences Draper, UT · Private for-profit | $28,039 26% of the leader · rank #41 | $28,811 | $20,000 | $45,177 | 1,937 |
| 42 | Galen Health Institutes-Salt Lake City Draper, UT · Private for-profit | $28,324 25% of the leader · rank #42 | $33,553 | $24,166 | $58,951 | 63 |
| 43 | Neumont College of Computer Science Salt Lake City, UT · Private for-profit | $35,205 7% of the leader · rank #43 | $32,906 | - | $77,865 | 530 |
| 44 | Midwives College of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit | $37,278 4% of the leader · rank #44 | $39,632 | $21,054 | $24,743 | 258 |
| 45 | Arizona College of Nursing-Salt Lake City Murray, UT · Private for-profit | $37,660 4% of the leader · rank #45 | $35,986 | $9,500 | $32,840 | 323 |
What this means for you
Use Utah's ranking as a starting point, real net price depends on your specific financial-aid package.
- Bridgerland Technical College reports the lowest average net price in Utah, but "average" blends every income bracket, check your bracket's figure before assuming it applies to you. View Bridgerland Technical College
- See your specific school's in-state cost rank and nearest-price peers. My School Profile
- Compare campus safety alongside cost before deciding. Utah safety
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. 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
Every figure on PlainCampus is rendered directly from federal Clery Act source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Every ranked figure on this page is queried directly from the DOE College Scorecard dataset at request time; no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.
PlainCampus is for informational purposes only and does not constitute safety, security, legal, or enrollment advice; the data describes reported on-campus activity, it is not a complete picture of safety at any campus and cannot predict any individual student's experience. See our appropriate use guidance.