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Best Trade Programs in Utah (2026)

Top 100 of 110 programs in Utah · Updated 2026

The best trade school programs in Utah, ranked by overall value. We scored 110 programs across Utah trade schools on earnings, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $37,208/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in UT

110

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$37,208/yr

Avg TSW Score

56/100

#1 Program

Sales & Marketing

Weber State University

Top Trade Programs in Utah

Top 100 programs by TSW Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	TSW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	Sales & Marketing Weber State University · Ogden, UT	77 75–80	$60,215/yr	46.1x
2	Nursing Snow College · Ephraim, UT	82 77–82	$63,865/yr	65.7x
3	Criminal Justice Salt Lake Community College · Salt Lake City, UT	78 72–80	$44,042/yr	66.7x
4	Nursing Salt Lake Community College · Salt Lake City, UT	83 77–84	$64,223/yr	82.5x
5	Business Salt Lake Community College · Salt Lake City, UT	81 73–83	$43,359/yr	70.6x
6	Health Administration Weber State University · Ogden, UT	82 77–85	$51,161/yr	79.1x
7	Nursing Weber State University · Ogden, UT	77 72–77	$61,785/yr	51.3x
8	Vehicle Repair Technology Salt Lake Community College · Salt Lake City, UT	72 70–73	$51,047/yr	72.3x
9	Computer Science Weber State University · Ogden, UT	83 73–86	$79,044/yr	74.9x
10	Business Administration Utah Valley University · Orem, UT	73 64–76	$37,285/yr	54.0x
11	Information Sciences Salt Lake Community College · Salt Lake City, UT	86 77–88	$57,428/yr	133.9x
12	Information Sciences Salt Lake Community College · Salt Lake City, UT	83 71–86	$55,961/yr	97.4x
13	Nursing Utah State University · Logan, UT	73 66–73	$55,007/yr	38.0x
14	Culinary Arts Salt Lake Community College · Salt Lake City, UT	68 67–68	$31,788/yr	36.3x
15	Nursing Nightingale College · Salt Lake City, UT	73 66–73	$67,093/yr	—
16	Electrical Installation Ogden-Weber Technical College · Ogden, UT	66 63–67	$57,750/yr	—
17	Nursing Fortis College-Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City, UT	71 66–72	$65,516/yr	27.0x
18	Vehicle Repair Technology Dixie Technical College · Saint George, UT	63 61–63	$50,289/yr	—
19	Welding & Metalworking Davis Technical College · Kaysville, UT	56 55–57	$45,350/yr	—
20	Allied Health Professions Salt Lake Community College · Salt Lake City, UT	70 65–70	$54,072/yr	74.8x
21	Construction Management Weber State University · Ogden, UT	73 68–75	$86,152/yr	66.4x
22	Nursing Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences · Draper, UT	68 62–68	$63,117/yr	16.6x
23	Welding & Metalworking Mountainland Technical College · Lehi, UT	55 53–55	$42,032/yr	—
24	Allied Health Professions Utah Tech University · Saint George, UT	64 58–65	$47,230/yr	52.4x
25	Electromechanical Technology Utah Valley University · Orem, UT	65 62–66	$77,137/yr	62.2x
26	Medical Assisting Salt Lake Community College · Salt Lake City, UT	63 59–63	$34,862/yr	46.2x
27	Allied Health Professions Weber State University · Ogden, UT	63 58–64	$47,396/yr	49.0x
28	Clinical Laboratory Science Weber State University · Ogden, UT	64 58–65	$51,220/yr	56.6x
29	Vehicle Repair Technology Bridgerland Technical College · Logan, UT	58 56–58	$38,707/yr	—
30	Welding & Metalworking Ogden-Weber Technical College · Ogden, UT	54 52–54	$39,699/yr	—
31	Culinary Arts Utah Valley University · Orem, UT	60 58–61	$27,056/yr	22.4x
32	Vehicle Repair Technology Davis Technical College · Kaysville, UT	57 55–58	$37,371/yr	—
33	Medical Assisting Utah Tech University · Saint George, UT	62 60–62	$39,812/yr	31.8x
34	Information Sciences Dixie Technical College · Saint George, UT	66 57–68	$41,631/yr	—
35	Business Operations Support Ogden-Weber Technical College · Ogden, UT	60 54–64	$34,157/yr	—
36	Health Administration Mountainland Technical College · Lehi, UT	63 56–65	$32,624/yr	—
37	Welding & Metalworking Southwest Technical College · Cedar City, UT	51 50–52	$35,838/yr	—
38	Dental Assisting Salt Lake Community College · Salt Lake City, UT	58 56–58	$39,676/yr	45.9x
39	Business Economics Weber State University · Ogden, UT	62 57–64	$58,072/yr	44.4x
40	Medical Assisting Bridgerland Technical College · Logan, UT	57 53–58	$32,934/yr	—
41	Medical Assisting Davis Technical College · Kaysville, UT	58 53–58	$33,714/yr	—
42	Drafting & Design Technology Utah Valley University · Orem, UT	57 52–59	$55,893/yr	55.0x
43	Medical Assisting Eagle Gate College-Layton · Layton, UT	57 52–57	$32,150/yr	—
44	Allied Health Professions Davis Technical College · Kaysville, UT	56 52–57	$43,011/yr	—
45	Practical Nursing Davis Technical College · Kaysville, UT	54 52–55	$26,369/yr	—
46	Quality Control & Safety Technology Ogden-Weber Technical College · Ogden, UT	58 53–59	$55,875/yr	—
47	Medical Assisting Ogden-Weber Technical College · Ogden, UT	57 52–57	$32,114/yr	—
48	Physical Science Technology Weber State University · Ogden, UT	56 54–58	$51,384/yr	39.2x
49	Medical Assisting Provo College · Provo, UT	56 53–57	$41,008/yr	11.4x
50	Medical Assisting Dixie Technical College · Saint George, UT	57 52–57	$31,955/yr	—
51	Health Administration Ogden-Weber Technical College · Ogden, UT	57 51–60	$25,791/yr	—
52	Practical Nursing Ogden-Weber Technical College · Ogden, UT	53 51–54	$24,690/yr	—
53	Liberal Arts & Humanities Salt Lake Community College · Salt Lake City, UT	54 52–54	$35,804/yr	58.9x
54	Medical Assisting Mountainland Technical College · Lehi, UT	55 51–56	$30,437/yr	—
55	Information Sciences Bridgerland Technical College · Logan, UT	59 50–61	$30,139/yr	—
56	Medical Assisting Eagle Gate College-Murray · Murray, UT	54 50–54	$32,150/yr	19.6x
57	Medical Assisting Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences · Draper, UT	53 49–53	$36,777/yr	7.8x
58	HVAC Technology Fortis College-Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City, UT	50 49–50	$37,139/yr	31.0x
59	Software Development Ogden-Weber Technical College · Ogden, UT	56 47–59	$30,535/yr	—
60	Health Sciences Salt Lake Community College · Salt Lake City, UT	60 50–61	$40,593/yr	74.2x
61	Medical Assisting Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences · Draper, UT	52 49–53	$32,437/yr	13.8x
62	Legal Support Services Salt Lake Community College · Salt Lake City, UT	54 48–58	$39,729/yr	56.7x
63	Liberal Arts & Humanities Weber State University · Ogden, UT	49 46–49	$34,165/yr	41.1x
64	Dental Assisting Weber State University · Ogden, UT	52 50–52	$38,199/yr	24.8x
65	Medical Assisting Provo College · Provo, UT	51 47–51	$28,640/yr	18.2x
66	Dental Assisting Fortis College-Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City, UT	54 51–54	$48,870/yr	10.0x
67	Psychology Salt Lake Community College · Salt Lake City, UT	54 49–56	$32,619/yr	42.2x
68	Design Salt Lake Community College · Salt Lake City, UT	52 50–54	$34,227/yr	37.9x
69	Medical Assisting Fortis College-Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City, UT	49 45–50	$25,883/yr	20.9x
70	Cosmetology Top Nails & Hair Beauty School · Taylorsville, UT	48 45–49	$27,296/yr	—
71	Cosmetology Medspa Academies · South Jordan, UT	47 43–47	$25,502/yr	—
72	Cosmetology Skinworks School of Advanced Skincare · Salt Lake City, UT	46 42–47	$24,463/yr	—
73	Cosmetology Acaydia School of Aesthetics · Provo, UT	47 43–47	$25,253/yr	—
74	Cosmetology Cameo College of Essential Beauty · Murray, UT	45 41–46	$22,885/yr	—
75	Electrical Repair Technology Mountainland Technical College · Lehi, UT	43 41–44	$26,372/yr	—
76	Cosmetology Bridgerland Technical College · Logan, UT	44 40–45	$21,281/yr	—
77	Cosmetology Collectiv Academy · Sandy, UT	44 40–44	$20,565/yr	—
78	Cosmetology Paul Mitchell the School-Salt Lake City · Holladay, UT	44 40–45	$21,219/yr	—
79	Liberal Arts & Humanities Utah Valley University · Orem, UT	43 40–43	$28,089/yr	35.0x
80	Health Sciences Weber State University · Ogden, UT	44 36–46	$29,674/yr	51.8x
81	Cosmetology Paul Mitchell the School-Logan · Logan, UT	44 41–45	$21,384/yr	—
82	Cosmetology Mandalyn Academy · American Fork, UT	44 41–45	$21,711/yr	—
83	Cosmetology Avalon Institute-Layton · Layton, UT	44 41–45	$21,496/yr	—
84	Cosmetology Paul Mitchell the School-Provo · Provo, UT	44 40–44	$20,689/yr	—
85	Cosmetology Davis Technical College · Kaysville, UT	43 39–44	$18,745/yr	—
86	Cosmetology Mountainland Technical College · Lehi, UT	43 39–43	$18,218/yr	—
87	Cosmetology Aveda Institute-Provo · Provo, UT	43 40–44	$19,530/yr	—
88	Cosmetology Skin Science Institute · Sandy, UT	43 39–44	$18,777/yr	—
89	Cosmetology Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-West Jordan · West Jordan, UT	44 40–44	$20,460/yr	—
90	Cosmetology Taylor Andrews Academy-St George · St. George, UT	43 39–43	$18,254/yr	—
91	Cosmetology Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Provo · Provo, UT	44 40–44	$20,460/yr	—
92	Liberal Arts & Humanities Utah Tech University · Saint George, UT	40 38–40	$26,493/yr	30.4x
93	Cosmetology The Barber School · Midvale, UT	42 38–43	$16,343/yr	—
94	Cosmetology Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar City · Cedar City, UT	41 37–41	$11,052/yr	—
95	Cosmetology Ogden-Weber Technical College · Ogden, UT	41 38–42	$14,030/yr	—
96	Liberal Arts & Humanities Snow College · Ephraim, UT	39 36–39	$21,687/yr	39.5x
97	Liberal Arts & Humanities Southern Utah University · Cedar City, UT	38 35–38	$24,258/yr	34.8x
98	Liberal Arts & Humanities Utah State University · Logan, UT	39 38–39	$28,782/yr	21.1x
99	Audio & Video Technology Salt Lake Community College · Salt Lake City, UT	43 40–45	$31,172/yr	35.6x
100	Cosmetology Paul Mitchell the School-St. George · Saint George, UT	41 37–41	$9,354/yr	—

About This Ranking

What we ranked

Best Trades in Utah ranks 100 programs across the United States by the TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines graduate earnings, return on investment, and job-market demand into a single 0-100 metric.

Data sources

Earnings figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which tracks graduate income one and five years after program completion. Job-market projections use Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024-2034 employment data.

How to read the table

Use the sort controls below the headline to re-rank by earnings, ROI, or other metrics. Click any school name for full earnings projections, three-scenario modeling, and detailed program data. Most students attend a school within driving distance — local rankings are usually more actionable than national.

Caveats & limitations

Rankings reflect what the data can measure: post-graduation earnings, debt levels, and broad labor-market trends. They cannot capture program quality nuances like instructor expertise, hands-on equipment access, or industry connections. Treat rankings as a starting point — visit schools and talk to current students before committing.

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 trade programs at Utah schools, drawn from 110 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best trade program in Utah?

By TradeSchoolOutlook Score, Sales & Marketing at Weber State University ranks #1 in Utah with a score of 77/100 and graduate earnings of $60,215/yr.

How many trade programs are in Utah?

Our database includes 110 trade programs across Utah schools with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2025.