University of Utah Finance (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Finance and Financial Management Services
- Public university
- Salt Lake City, UT
- About 207 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
University of Utah finance graduates earn more than graduates of most finance programs nationally, $68,066 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $18,850 in federal loans, less than at 85% of finance programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying finance degrees in Utah.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Utah and national columns are the medians across all finance bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, University of Utah graduates earn more than the national figure and about $11,626 more than the Utah median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Utah finance program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Utah medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 42% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned slightly more in their first year than other graduates, but borrowed more: a median of $22,423 against $13,427.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $200 a month, or 3.5% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
80% of graduates (78 of 97) were working in Utah one year after graduating. Prices in the Salt Lake City area are about 1% above the national average, so a $68,066 salary here buys what about $67,480 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to finance, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
General and Operations Managers
$97,850Median pay in Utah. 42,580 people work in this job in Utah. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 285,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Financial Managers
$150,450Median pay in Utah. 8,860 people work in this job in Utah. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 65,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
$64,660Median pay in Utah. 4,520 people work in this job in Utah. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 35,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Financial and Investment Analysts
$91,370Median pay in Utah. 4,510 people work in this job in Utah. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About University of Utah
Finance ranks 10th of 50 bachelor's programs at University of Utah by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Science ($90,282), Computer Engineering ($89,605), and Electrical Engineering ($75,654).
Other finance bachelor's programs near Salt Lake City
Common questions
The median graduate earns $68,066 one year after graduating and $96,414 five years after. The median across finance bachelor's programs in Utah is $62,030.
The median federal loan balance is $18,850, which ranks 5th lowest of 5 finance bachelor's programs in Utah. That works out to about $200 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 28% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 44%, and the share of borrowers in default two years into repayment is 20% or less.
Most do. 80% (78 of 97) were working in Utah one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Utah comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the finance program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024