Utah has ten public universities and colleges (including the Utah Applied Technology College), as well as three major private higher learning institutions. In 2003, Utah ranked #2 in the nation for spending on higher education. Total student enrollment in Utah public and private, degree-granting universities and colleges in fall 2002-03, was 177,146. Utah is 17th in the nation for individuals 25 and over who have attained a bachelor's degree or higher. The University of Utah ranked in the top 100 best buys in higher education (Institutional Research & Evaluation Inc.) The University of Utah, Utah State University and Brigham Young University are the largest institutions in terms of student enrollment, number of degrees conferred, and research and development expenditures.
In recent years, more than one-quarter of all students either worked on graduate degrees or declared undergraduate majors in science, engineering, agriculture, natural resources, mining and minerals or medicine and pharmacy.
COLLEGE DEGREES AWARDED BY FIELD OF STUDY
UTAH, 2001-2002 ACADEMIC YEAR
