Utah Valley University Business Programs

Utah Valley University is a public institution situated in Orem, Utah. The city atmosphere of Orem makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Utah Valley University Rankings

UVU is ranked #228 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

UVU has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#30	Best Business Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UVU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#61	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#75	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#85	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#86	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#86	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#128	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UVU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#10	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#20	Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#38	Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#89	Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Course Advisor
#129	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#132	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual

Where Is Utah Valley University?

Contact details for UVU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 W University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058-5999
Phone:	801-863-8000
Website:	www.uvu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/UVUwolverines
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UVU

How Do I Get Into UVU?

You can apply to UVU online at: www.uvu.edu/welcome/

Since Utah Valley University has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Utah Valley University?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UVU, approximately 17% of students took out student loans averaging $5,807 a year. That adds up to $23,228 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UVU is 4.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Utah Valley University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 40,311 undergraduate students at UVU, with 19,413 being full-time and 20,898 being part-time.

There are also 625 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,413 full-time undergraduates at UVU, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Utah Valley University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	248
Black or African American	185
Hispanic or Latino	2,182
White	15,310
International Students	367
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,121

Geographic Diversity

Utah students aren't the only ones who study at Utah Valley University. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 86 countries are represented at UVU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and China.

Online Learning at Utah Valley University

In 2019-2020, 28,671 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UVU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Utah for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UVU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Utah Valley University was $5,906 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $16,806. The following table shows how UVU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Hospitality Management	#1	#13
General Hospitality Administration/Management	#1	#13
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#4	#16
Human Resource Management	#4	#19
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#7	#51
Marketing	#10	#54
Operations Management	#10	#50
General Business Administration and Management	#46	#357
Business Administration & Management	#49	#242

Online Growth Rankings of UVU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Utah Valley University was 82.1%. This is the #398 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UVU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UVU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UVU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Hospitality Administration/Management	#4
Hospitality Management	#13
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#19
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#25
Human Resource Management	#35
Marketing	#36
Business Administration & Management	#249

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Utah Valley University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	885	0	333	11	1,229
Accounting	0	47	8	134	51	240
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0	0	125	0	125
Finance	0	0	0	106	0	106
Other Marketing	0	0	0	68	0	68
Financial Planning & Services	1	0	0	63	0	64
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0	62	62
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	6	0	41	0	47
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	0	37	0	37
Interior Design Management	22	0	0	0	0	22
Operations Management	17	0	0	0	0	17
Management Science	16	0	0	0	0	16
Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations	16	0	0	0	0	16
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	13	0	1	0	0	14
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0	9	0	9
Organizational Leadership	6	0	0	0	0	6
General Economics	0	0	0	5	0	5
Business & Office Technology	0	1	0	0	0	1
Office Administration	0	0	0	0	0	0
Construction Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
Banking and Financial Support Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	91	939	9	921	124	2,084

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By uvuphotos under License

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