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South Salt Lake, Utah has 5 accredited schools offering engineering programs, with tuition ranging from $6,496 to $20,879 per year for indexed programs. South Salt Lake has a population of about 26,277. Median household income is $68,035 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 33.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area, the top-earning engineering-related role is Architectural and Engineering Manager at a median $160,250 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer engineering programs near South Salt Lake, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from South Salt Lake city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from South Salt Lake. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Utah schools on the Utah engineering page.
South Salt Lake is part of the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (BLS area code 41620). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Utah statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Engineer | $98,800 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $97,919 |
| Electrical Engineer | $105,230 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $104,291 |
| Mechanical Engineer | $101,500 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $100,595 |
| Chemical Engineer | $85,520 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $84,757 |
| Aerospace Engineer | $141,010 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $139,752 |
| Biomedical Engineer | $91,790 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $90,971 |
| Environmental Engineer | $100,500 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $99,604 |
| Architectural and Engineering Manager | $160,250 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $158,821 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 26,277 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $68,035 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 33.9% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 100.9 (above U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Engineering-related employment in Salt Lake County | 12,121 workers, 1,908 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Accredited schools offering engineering programs near South Salt Lake are listed on this page, ranked by BOC Score and distance from the city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS and College Scorecard data on every site update, so it stays current as programs open and close.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying engineering-related roles near South Salt Lake are: Architectural and Engineering Manager ($160,250), Aerospace Engineer ($141,010), Electrical Engineer ($105,230). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Utah statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Murray, UT is 3.9 miles from South Salt Lake and has its own set of local engineering programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
South Salt Lake’s median household income of $68,035 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in South Salt Lake while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Utah public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for South Salt Lake:
Data verified: July 23, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
