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4.1389
Based on 72 Reviews
Salt Lake City, UT, 201 Presidents Circle, ROOM 201
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Career Preparation A-
Students and Culture A-
Facilities A
Activities and Groups A-
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University of Utah is a large, public, four-year university enrolling 31,592 students and offering 358 degrees in Salt Lake City, UT.

Study Areas, Degree Popularity

Check out the most popular majors and specific degrees students have earned at University of Utah.

*Sources for school statistics and data include the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Data may vary depending on school and academic year.
1
Human and Social Sciences
1,917 recent grads, 4 study levels
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
American Government and Politics (United States)
0
American Indian/native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
0
Anthropology
68
2
5
Asian Studies/civilization
8
3
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
6
Comparative Literature
6
East Asian Studies
0
Educational Psychology
58
15
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
5
0
Family and Community Services
6
Family Resource Management Studies
0
Historic Preservation and Conservation
1
History
71
10
4
Human Development and Family Studies
205
Humanities/humanistic Studies
2
11
Intercultural/multicultural and Diversity Studies
4
International/global Studies
134
15
International Relations and Affairs
7
Latin American Studies
5
1
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
0
Linguistics
27
7
2
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies
0
Near and Middle Eastern Studies
12
1
0
3
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
5
Philosophy
25
2
0
Political Science
142
3
6
Psychology
344
13
7
Psychology
35
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
0
Public Administration
55
0
Public Policy Analysis
21
Religion/religious Studies
9
Social Sciences
70
Social Work
81
179
8
Sociology
140
4
5
Sustainability Studies
4
Urban Studies/affairs
21
8
9
0
Women's Studies
13
4
*Number of people in 2015 that graduated with this degree and study level.
2
Business
1,473 recent grads, 4 study levels
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Accounting
188
127
Business Administration and Management
222
262
13
Business Administration, Management and Operations
0
Commerce
1
0
0
Consumer Economics
34
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
8
Economics
240
25
2
Entrepreneurship/entrepreneurial Studies
26
0
Family and Consumer Sciences/human Sciences
2
Finance
102
60
Human Resources Management/personnel Administration
0
International Business
0
Marketing/marketing Management
86
0
0
Operations Management and Supervision
56
Real Estate
19
0
*Number of people in 2015 that graduated with this degree and study level.
3
Healthcare
1,249 recent grads, 4 study levels
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Athletic Training/trainer
17
Audiology/audiologist
0
5
Audiology/audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/pathologist
41
0
1
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy
3
Clinical Laboratory Science/medical Technology/technologist
27
7
Dentistry
0
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
0
Genetic Counseling/counselor
6
Gerontology
9
0
Health and Wellness
0
Health Communication
0
Health Information/medical Records Technology/technician
4
Health Services/allied Health/health Sciences
0
19
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/management
20
International Public Health/international Health
4
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
221
31
7
Medical Informatics
11
4
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
0
2
Medicine
80
Neurobiology and Anatomy
1
6
Nursing Practice
6
Nutrition Sciences
17
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
6
0
Occupational Therapy/therapist
4
34
9
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
0
11
Pharmacy
0
59
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs
0
0
Physical Therapy/therapist
0
0
46
Physician Assistant
41
0
Pre-Dentistry Studies
0
Pre-Medicine/pre-Medical Studies
0
Pre-Nursing Studies
0
Pre-Pharmacy Studies
0
Public Health
34
0
9
Public Health Education and Promotion
162
13
3
Registered Nurse
166
20
79
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
4
Substance Abuse/addiction Counseling
0
*Number of people in 2015 that graduated with this degree and study level.
4
Engineering
904 recent grads, 4 study levels
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Architecture
48
25
Architecture and Related Services
1
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
54
15
17
Chemical Engineering
63
3
7
Civil Engineering
56
36
6
Computer Engineering
16
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
57
66
15
Engineering
6
0
Engineering Mechanics
0
Environmental/environmental Health Engineering
0
0
1
Environmental Science
0
Environmental Studies
55
0
Geographic Information Science and Cartography
37
15
9
8
Geological/geophysical Engineering
3
0
0
Industrial and Product Design
5
Materials Engineering
13
0
10
Mechanical Engineering
138
57
1
11
Metallurgical Engineering
6
7
9
Mining and Mineral Engineering
15
2
3
Nanotechnology
0
Nuclear Engineering
3
0
Petroleum Engineering
5
*Number of people in 2015 that graduated with this degree and study level.
5
Education and Liberal Arts
729 recent grads, 4 study levels
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Applied Behavior Analysis
2
Applied Mathematics
18
Arabic Language and Literature
4
0
0
Art Studies
85
4
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
5
6
Chinese Language and Literature
12
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
0
Creative Writing
0
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
7
Earth Science Teacher Education
15
Education
0
0
Educational Leadership and Administration
32
3
Elementary Education and Teaching
69
English Language and Literature
115
6
16
Fine Arts and Art Studies
1
Foreign Languages and Literatures
15
0
French Language and Literature
11
General Studies
0
66
German Language and Literature
4
Health and Physical Education/fitness
1
Hebrew Language and Literature
0
0
0
Iranian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
0
0
0
Japanese Language and Literature
11
Latin Language and Literature
0
Rhetoric and Composition
8
Russian Language and Literature
7
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
17
3
Social Science Teacher Education
2
Spanish Language and Literature
47
Special Education and Teaching
28
32
1
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
1
7
9
Speech-Language Pathology/pathologist
38
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
0
0
Teaching English As a Second or Foreign Language/esl Language Instructor
21
Turkish Language and Literature
0
0
0
*Number of people in 2015 that graduated with this degree and study level.
6
Mathematics and Science
609 recent grads, 4 study levels
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Anatomy
0
2
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
6
9
5
Atomic/molecular Physics
0
Biochemistry
1
1
Biology
175
4
10
Biostatistics
9
Biotechnology
0
Cellular and Molecular Biology
0
Cellular Biology and Histology
0
Chemistry
70
17
21
Computational Mathematics
4
0
Environmental Health
0
Genetics
1
Geological and Earth Sciences/geosciences
4
9
Geology/earth Science
30
9
3
Geophysics and Seismology
0
3
3
Human/medical Genetics
2
9
Mathematics
75
29
14
Mathematics and Computer Science
1
0
Meteorology
0
0
0
Oncology and Cancer Biology
2
10
Pathology/experimental Pathology
0
5
Physical Sciences
5
Physical Sciences
0
Physics
38
13
10
Physiology
0
0
Statistics
0
*Number of people in 2015 that graduated with this degree and study level.
7
Communication and Media
413 recent grads, 1 study levels
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Communication
413
Mass Communication
0
*Number of people in 2015 that graduated with this degree and study level.
8
Computer Technology
356 recent grads, 4 study levels
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Computer and Information Sciences
32
11
Computer Graphics
0
Computer Science
101
56
10
Data Modeling/warehousing and Database Administration
0
Information Science/studies
55
83
7
Systems Engineering
1
*Number of people in 2015 that graduated with this degree and study level.
9
Art and Design
277 recent grads, 4 study levels
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Ballet
17
0
0
Dance
14
6
2
Design and Applied Arts
3
Drama and Dramatics/theatre Arts
25
0
0
Film/cinema/video Studies
84
4
Game and Interactive Media Design
34
Music
45
26
16
Musicology and Ethnomusicology
0
Visual and Performing Arts
1
*Number of people in 2015 that graduated with this degree and study level.
10
Legal and Law
150 recent grads, 4 study levels
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Criminology
27
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law
0
1
Law
122
Pre-Law Studies
0
*Number of people in 2015 that graduated with this degree and study level.
11
Hospitality
104 recent grads, 3 study levels
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
95
8
1
*Number of people in 2015 that graduated with this degree and study level.
12
Agriculture
2 recent grads, 1 study levels
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Architectural and Building Sciences/technology
2
*Number of people in 2015 that graduated with this degree and study level.
Private Loan Options
Online Programs

Check out the online programs offered at University of Utah.

Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Social Work
*Sources for school statistics and data include the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Data may vary depending on school and academic year.
School Accreditation Information
This institution is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Specialized institution accreditations:
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs (University of Utah Predoctoral Psychology Internship)
Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education Nurse Midwifery (MIDWF) - Basic certificate and graduate nurse-midwifery education programs for registered nurses Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar Law (LAW) - Professional schools American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education Occupational Therapy (OT) - Professional Programs American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Clinical doctoral program in Audiology
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education Health Services Administration (HSA) - Graduate programs in health services administration Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels Commission on English Language Program Accreditation English Language Council on Education for Public Health Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health Liaison Committee on Medical Education Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree National Association of Schools of Dance, Commission on Accreditation Dance (DANCE) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and non-degree-granting programs National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs Teacher Education Accreditation Council, Accreditation Committee Baccalaureate Teacher Education Accreditation Council (BTEAC) - Baccalaureate programs
Graduate Teacher Education Accreditation Council (GTEAC) - Graduate programs
*Source data obtained from U.S. Department of Education's Office of Post-secondary Education (OPE)
Alumni & Student Reviews
A- Excellent
Career Preparation
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Alumni
English, Class of 2002

Just the regular stuff offered by all universities.

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BA, MA, Class of 1988

At the time, virtually nothing- just a career "library".

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Parks, Recreation & Tourism, Class of 2007

newsletter, networking events, podcasts, workshops

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BSMSE, Class of 1984

Small class size allowed networking to occur

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Parks and rec, Class of 2000

Internships, job shadow, hands on

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Accounting, Class of 2011

Question is too broad to give a quick answer.

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Audiology, Class of 2006

externships, real life practice, connections

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Marketing, Class of 2002

Career Fairs, Guidance counselors, and more.

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Music - Performance, Class of 2014

A lot of hands on practice

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Organizational Behavior, Class of 1984

Networking events, alumni networking opportunities, mentoring

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Civil Engineering, Class of 2005

Monthly seminars presented by practicing engineers, Student Chapter of ASCE, career center, lab opportunities

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Political Science , Class of 2013

Career center, access to mentors and professional networking events.

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A- Excellent
Students and Culture
What letter grade would you give the students/culture at your school?
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Alumni
accounting, Class of 1976

Our campus is a commuter University, so we don't have lots of activities. Most students go to class, goes to work then go home.

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BA, MA, Class of 1988

Split personality- huge difference between commuter and on-campus students.

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Parks, Recreation & Tourism, Class of 2007

tech savvy, hard working, results driven

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Speech Communication, Class of 1997

It's a commuter school. The population is older. Many are married.

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Mech Engineering, Class of 1996

Diverse in a non-diverse area

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Chemistry, Class of 1992

mostly married, working part time

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Marketing, Class of 2002

It's been a while since I was in college, but when I was there the culture was one of pride for the school and yet they still had fun. I have only seen the U of U culture continue to grow and develop into something incredible.

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Organizational Behavior, Class of 1984

It's been over 30 years. It's changed

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Political Science , Class of 2013

The school is a research institution and is centered on producing ongoing research.

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Biology, Class of 1998

Music concerts, student club activities, community outreach programs, intramural sports.

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A Excellent
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