{"h1":"Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Utah","faq":[{"a":"Brigham Young University leads Utah among colleges for earnings: its former students earn a median of $76k ten years after enrolling, against $52k for the typical college in this list.","q":"Which certification ranks first: colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in utah?"},{"a":"15 colleges have at least 500 students enrolled, so the list has 15 entries.","q":"How many colleges are ranked?"},{"a":"Earnings are the median earnings of students who received federal financial aid, ten years after they first enrolled, as published in the Department of Education College Scorecard. They describe past students, not a promise for future ones. Only colleges with at least 500 students and published earnings are ranked. A college's earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as what the college teaches.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.","q":"How often is it updated?"}],"lead":"Brigham Young University leads Utah among colleges for earnings: its former students earn a median of $76k ten years after enrolling, against $52k for the typical college in this list.","minN":500,"rows":[{"n":32952,"bar":1,"key":"college:230038","sub":"UT","href":"/higher-education/utah/brigham-young-university","name":"Brigham Young University","rank":1,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"81%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$15,564"},{"label":"Private nonprofit","value":"32,952 students"}],"value":75790,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"$76k"},{"n":27264,"bar":0.8862646787175089,"key":"college:230764","sub":"UT","href":"/higher-education/utah/university-of-utah","name":"University of Utah","rank":2,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"65%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$16,200"},{"label":"Public","value":"27,264 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They describe past students, not a promise for future ones.","Only colleges with at least 500 students and published earnings are ranked. A college's earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as what the college teaches."],"builtAt":"2026-11-03T03:37:23.486Z","edition":"2026-11","measure":"collegepay","sources":["U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (median earnings, completion, net price), as held in our college tables"],"baseline":{"label":"the typical college in this list","valueLabel":"$52k"},"keyFacts":["#1 Brigham Young University, UT: $76k","#2 University of Utah, UT: $67k","#3 Westminster University, UT: $66k","15 colleges ranked across Utah","Data as of November 2026"],"placeNoun":"colleges","commentary":["The top ten is tightly packed: Brigham Young University leads on $76k, and #10 Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences is at $50k.","Westminster University reaches #3 on a sample of 823 students enrolled, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.","Western Governors University is the largest market in the top ten, with 155,088 students enrolled behind its figure.","Colleges with fewer than 500 students enrolled are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful."],"license":"Free to use and share with a link to https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/colleges-with-the-highest-earnings-in-utah"}