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Utah · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

Utah State

Logan, Utah. 20,342 undergraduate students. 311 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 230728 · OPEID 003677 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Utah State

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Utah State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.8% → 0.0%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Utah

Each tile compares this institution to the Utah median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$54,022+21% · 6→10y
Utah median $35,805
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$44,822
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
57.3%+66% · '97→'24
Utah median 69.4%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$9,500+269% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
20,342+21% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
74.2%-3% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
93.6%-5% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$9,228+284% · '00→'24
out-of-state $24,802
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

2.3%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $9,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $54,022 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–202420,272
22,26512,53019962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202459.1%
59%36%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$14,340
$14,500$3,88519972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+66%

Utah State · completion · 150% rose

35.6% → 59.1%

COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2024+44186%

Utah State · completion · 100% rose

0.1% → 31.0%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024+21%

Utah State · undergrad enrollment rose

16,703 → 20,272

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+284%

Utah State · in-state tuition rose

$2,403 → $9,228

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+241%

Utah State · out-of-state tuition rose

$7,272 → $24,802

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+269%

Utah State · median debt rose

$3,885 → $14,340

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

Utah State · cohort default rate fell

4.2% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 2008→2024-21%

Utah State · pell share fell

32.5% → 25.8%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+23%

Utah State · earnings_median_10yr rose

$44,000 → $54,022

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+31%

Utah State · earnings_median_8yr rose

$38,200 → $50,008

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+37%

Utah State · earnings_median_6yr rose

$32,600 → $44,822

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.CIP 1410 · Master's Degree$108,20711 gradsHuman Resources Management and Services.CIP 5210 · Master's Degree$106,45669 gradsComputer and Information Sciences, General.CIP 1101 · Bachelor's Degree$105,434122 gradsInformation Science/Studies.CIP 1104 · Bachelor's Degree$100,9060 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Master's Degree$99,511174 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.CIP 1410 · Bachelor's Degree$98,04637 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Master's Degree$97,52245 gradsCivil Engineering.CIP 1408 · Master's Degree$89,81339 gradsEconomics.CIP 4506 · Bachelor's Degree$88,162419 gradsMechanical Engineering.CIP 1419 · Bachelor's Degree$87,442148 gradsCivil Engineering.CIP 1408 · Bachelor's Degree$86,66357 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.CIP 5208 · Bachelor's Degree$84,357118 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Bachelor's Degree$84,245102 gradsInformation Science/Studies.CIP 1104 · Master's Degree$83,0070 gradsMarketing.CIP 5214 · Bachelor's Degree$77,882122 gradsPublic Health.CIP 5122 · Bachelor's Degree$77,54116 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Bachelor's Degree$74,645134 gradsEducational/Instructional Media Design.CIP 1305 · Master's Degree$74,27759 gradsBiological/Biosystems Engineering.CIP 1445 · Bachelor's Degree$73,00727 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Associate's Degree$71,93076 gradsBiology, General.CIP 2601 · Bachelor's Degree$71,12097 gradsRhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.CIP 2313 · Bachelor's Degree$69,865—Landscape Architecture.CIP 0406 · Bachelor's Degree$69,4690 gradsAgricultural Business and Management.CIP 0101 · Bachelor's Degree$66,58334 grads
Showing top 24 of 57 ranked programs.311 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

57 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer and Information Sciences, General.Bachelor's Degree$105,434122 gradsInformation Science/Studies.Bachelor's Degree$100,9060 gradsInformation Science/Studies.Master's Degree$83,0070 grads

EDUCATION · CIP 13

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Bachelor's Degree$60,160180 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Bachelor's Degree$49,585145 gradsSpecial Education and Teaching.Bachelor's Degree$54,31575 gradsEducational/Instructional Media Design.Master's Degree$74,27759 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Master's Degree$62,29221 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Master's Degree$65,7764 grads

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

Mechanical Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$87,442148 gradsCivil Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$86,66357 gradsCivil Engineering.Master's Degree$89,81339 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$98,04637 gradsBiological/Biosystems Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$73,00727 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.Master's Degree$108,20711 grads

FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Bachelor's Degree$66,38525 grads

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.Bachelor's Degree$33,968125 gradsFoods, Nutrition, and Related Services.Bachelor's Degree$46,97514 grads

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

English Language and Literature, General.Bachelor's Degree$48,621116 gradsRhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Bachelor's Degree$69,865—

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Associate's Degree$40,707938 gradsLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Bachelor's Degree$49,791100 grads

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

Biology, General.Bachelor's Degree$71,12097 gradsZoology/Animal Biology.Bachelor's Degree$48,3090 grads

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.Bachelor's Degree$44,439164 grads

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

Psychology, General.Bachelor's Degree$55,422175 gradsPsychology, General.Master's Degree$65,45461 grads

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

Social Work.Master's Degree$53,27382 gradsSocial Work.Bachelor's Degree$44,46978 grads

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

Economics.Bachelor's Degree$88,162419 gradsSociology.Bachelor's Degree$40,75065 gradsPolitical Science and Government.Bachelor's Degree$59,17752 gradsAnthropology.Bachelor's Degree$30,72019 grads

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Fine and Studio Arts.Bachelor's Degree$40,29759 gradsMusic.Bachelor's Degree$37,30526 gradsDrama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.Bachelor's Degree$39,90121 gradsDesign and Applied Arts.Bachelor's Degree$20,5423 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.Bachelor's Degree$59,735322 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Associate's Degree$71,93076 gradsDietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.Graduate/Professional Certificate$53,87864 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and Services.Master's Degree$57,08136 gradsPublic Health.Bachelor's Degree$77,54116 gradsRehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.Master's Degree$63,67113 grads

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Master's Degree$99,511174 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.Bachelor's Degree$74,645134 gradsMarketing.Bachelor's Degree$77,882122 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.Bachelor's Degree$84,357118 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Bachelor's Degree$84,245102 gradsHuman Resources Management and Services.Master's Degree$106,45669 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Master's Degree$97,52245 grads

HISTORY · CIP 54

History.Bachelor's Degree$44,12948 grads

AGRICULTURE · CIP 01

Animal Sciences.Bachelor's Degree$64,64488 gradsAgricultural Business and Management.Bachelor's Degree$66,58334 gradsPlant Sciences.Bachelor's Degree$58,23730 grads

ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04

Landscape Architecture.Bachelor's Degree$69,4690 grads

AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05

Area Studies.Bachelor's Degree$52,35634 grads

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

Journalism.Bachelor's Degree$55,16652 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Utah State

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$75,928
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 21
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 21year 0year 39
Cost per year
$11,599
HS-only baseline · UT
$38,000
Years to complete
2
CIP family
24

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Same sector and degree mix in Utah

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

SALT LAKE CITY$67.2k

Utah

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 64% completion
OREM$55.5k

Utah Valley University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 41% completion
SALT LAKE CITY$47.9k

Salt Lake Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 30% completion
OGDEN$56.3k

Weber State University

Public · Predominantly associate's · 43% completion
CEDAR CITY$50.3k

Southern Utah University

Public · Predominantly associate's · 59% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“Utah State graduates earn $X” — not “Utah State makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Utah State caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →