The Value of higher education

The Utah System of Higher Education includes eight degree-granting public colleges and universities.1 The economic data make clear that Utahns who secure higher education degrees earn more income, secure greater employment opportunities, achieve greater upward mobility, participate less in public assistance programs, and garner a variety of other positive individual and societal benefits. Utah's degree-granting institutions also train Utah's workforce, generate significant economic contributions as major employers in the communities they serve, and create new discoveries that improve life quality.