NurseSavvy ranking · Utah · updated October 10, 2026
Best Nursing Schools in Utah (2026): The NurseSavvy Top 10
We ranked all 25 RN programs in Utah that publish a first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, on the four things that decide whether a program gets you to a nursing license you can afford: passing the NCLEX, actually finishing, the cost next to what nurses earn in Utah, and what graduates earn a year out.
Utah State University comes out on top. Here are the top 10, with every number’s source — and you can re-rank them by what matters to you.
No school can pay for placement. Public data only — see the full methodology.
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NCLEX pass rate, students who finish, cost vs nurse pay, grads’ early pay — compare in-state, by region, or nationwide.
The top 10 nursing programs in Utah
Scores are out of 100 under the default NurseSavvy weights. A school with two programs (say, an ADN and a BSN) can appear twice.
- 171score
Utah State University
LoganBSN· Public
A 100% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across 30 test-takers carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 100% of 30
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- $14,936/yr net price
- Early-career earnings
- $65,486 1 yr out
- 270score
Southern Utah University
Cedar CityBSN· Public
A 93.6% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 93.6%
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- $10,462/yr net price
- Early-career earnings
- $65,898 1 yr out
- 369score
Western Governors University
Salt Lake CityBSN· Private nonprofit
A 87.5% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 87.5%
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- $12,548/yr net price
- Early-career earnings
- $85,861 1 yr out
- 469score
Brigham Young University
ProvoBSN· Private nonprofit
A 96.6% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 96.6%
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- $15,564/yr net price
- Early-career earnings
- $62,164 1 yr out
- 566score
A 100% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across 17 test-takers carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 100% of 17
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- Not publishedfill-in
- Early-career earnings
- Not publishedfill-in
- 665score
A 94.2% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 94.2%
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- Not publishedfill-in
- Early-career earnings
- Not publishedfill-in
- 763score
University of Utah
Salt Lake CityBSN· Public
A 88.4% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 88.4%
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- $16,200/yr net price
- Early-career earnings
- $69,565 1 yr out
- 861score
A 90.8% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 90.8%
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- Not publishedfill-in
- Early-career earnings
- Not publishedfill-in
- 961score
Roseman University of Health Sciences
South JordanBSN
A 90.6% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 90.6%
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- Not publishedfill-in
- Early-career earnings
- Not publishedfill-in
- 1061score
Provo College
ProvoBSN· Private for-profit
A 94.8% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 94.8%
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- $27,053/yr net price
- Early-career earnings
- $63,317 1 yr out
Fill-in: a figure the program hasn’t published is scored at the 33rd percentile of programs that publish it (same degree type) — not its own number.
The Utah leaders on each measure
Different students weigh these differently — here is who leads on each one alone, among programs that publish it.
- Highest NCLEX pass rate: Utah State University (BSN), 100% first-time.
- Lowest average net price: Snow College, $5,552/yr.
- Highest graduates’ pay: Western Governors University, $85,861 one year out.
- Top ADN vs top BSN: Weber State University (#11 overall) and Utah State University (#1 overall).
No Utah RN program in our data has published its own completion rate yet, so every program here scores the completion fill-in.
How we ranked Utah’s nursing schools
- NCLEX pass rate (33%). The 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN rate from the Utah board of nursing, steadied for small cohorts.
- Students who finish (33%). The program’s own on-time completion rate, where a board or the program publishes it.
- Cost vs nurse pay (20%). Average net price per year next to Utah’s median RN pay (College Scorecard + BLS).
- Graduates’ early pay (14%). What the program’s nursing graduates earn one year out, next to the state’s RN median.
A missing figure is a labeled 33rd-percentile fill-in, never a guess. Programs without a published NCLEX rate, and direct-entry master’s programs, are not ranked. Every formula and source →
Frequently asked questions
What is the best nursing school in Utah?
Under the NurseSavvy ranking, Utah State University (BSN, Logan) ranks #1 of 25 RN programs in Utah with a score of 71 out of 100 and a 100% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate. "Best" depends on what you weigh most — re-rank the list on this page by your own priorities.
How did NurseSavvy rank Utah nursing schools?
Every RN program with a published 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is scored 0–100 on four public measures: NCLEX pass rate (33%), students who finish (33%), cost next to local RN pay (20%), and graduates’ pay one year out (14%). Pass rates come from the Utah board of nursing; cost and pay from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.
What does “fill-in” mean on this list?
When a program has not published a figure, we do not guess it. It is scored at the 33rd percentile of programs (same degree type) that do publish it — below typical — and labeled “fill-in” wherever it appears. Publishing its real number can only help a program that performs well.
Can a school pay to rank higher?
No. Schools cannot pay, partner, sponsor, or advertise their way to a better rank. Every input is public data, and the same formula applies to every program.
Keep going
- ReferenceHow NurseSavvy ranks nursing schoolsHow NurseSavvy ranks nursing programs: every formula, data source, and refresh rule, plus why no school can pay for placement.
- State guideNursing in UtahUtah in one page: 31 nursing schools and their NCLEX pass rates, RN pay (median 84,600), NP pay, and compact-license status — each with its source.
- Pay dataNurse practitioner salary in UtahNurse practitioners in Utah earn a median of 130,920 a year (May 2025).
- Pay dataRN salary in UtahRegistered nurses in Utah earn a median of 84,600 a year (May 2025).
- GuideNursing School Dropout Rates: What a 100% NCLEX Pass Rate Can HideHow many nursing students actually finish, why a high NCLEX pass rate can hide high attrition, where programs publish completion rates, and the start-to-license number to ask every school for.
- FinderNursing school rankings you controlRank nursing programs by what matters to you — pass rate, students who finish, cost, and graduate earnings.