Academics at Utah State University
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Utah State University is Utah’s land-grant and space-grant university.
Academics at USU
Utah State University is here for you. Our small class sizes and hybrid options make for more meaningful opportunities and experiences wherever and however you attend.
Goldwater Scholars
38
Most student experiments sent to space
Online Bachelor's in the Nation
Top
10
Study abroad opportunities
1000
Explore Degrees
Type in what you would like to study and/or any field of study that interests you. The results may surprise you.
Areas of Study
USU offers more than
200 programs
of undergraduate, graduate and professional study across six degree-granting colleges. Many of these programs are available at
USU locations
across the state and
online
Undergraduate Programs
In 2021, USU tied for the
best undergraduate research programs in the U.S.
, and USU Online ranked in the
nation’s top 10 online bachelor’s programs
. Some popular options from our undergraduate degrees are Communicative Disorders & Deaf Education, Psychology, Economics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Biology, and Elementary Education.
Majors
Minors
Alexandra Loftin
Mechanical engineering undergrad Alexandra Loftin can add graduate-level research to her resume. She studies how extreme temperature affects materials used in military aircraft engines.
Christian Lange
In the amber light of USU's Nanoscale Device Lab cleanroom, undergrad researcher Christian Lange uses a sputter coater during the fabrication of carbon nanotubes.
Anna Figgins
USU undergraduate researcher Anna Figgins displays a bumble bee from the colony she's studying in Biology faculty mentor Karen Kapheim’s lab.
Graduate Programs
Graduate programs at USU include more than 130 master’s and doctoral degrees.
Multiple graduate programs have ranked within top 100 — some even in the top 50 — programs in the U.S.
, including Audiology, Aerospace and Biological Engineering, Education, and Rehabilitation Counseling.
Master's
Doctorates
Certificates
Forrest Schoessow: Geography’s Foot Soldier
With an undergraduate degree in history, Schoessow never thought he’d be studying geography, earth sciences, or natural disasters, let alone teaching about them. But his worldwide travels helped him come to love these subjects.
Leslie Forero: Mushroom Expert
Forero is a Presidential Doctoral Research Fellow in the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources, studying plant and soil feedbacks. From her research site in Cedar Creek, Minnesota, she’s researching the reasoning behind polycultures excelling over monocultures.
Sun Jeon: Social Statistician
Sun Jeon currently researches the possible factors of sickness in large populations through statistics. The main issues she examines are obesity, suicide, and mental illness.
Professional and Technical Education
In 2020, more than 60% of new jobs required more than a high school diploma, and
technical certificates and licensures help set USU students apart
— with or without a college degree.
Technical Education Degrees
Colleges and Schools
Utah State University has six degree-granting
colleges and schools
, in addition to the School of Graduate Studies, offering a spectrum of undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and specialized degree programs.
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Arts & Sciences
Business
Education and Human Services
Engineering
Veterinary Medicine
World Class Faculty
Utah State professors are filled with
passion
for what they do. Dedicated instructors work closely with students to teach and inspire every day. And they do it well. USU has more award-winning faculty than any other school in Utah with
14 recognized U.S. Professors of the Year
. Thanks to their dedication, we now have
38 Goldwater Scholars
and
seven Rhodes Scholars
among our graduates.
At a place where conventional wisdom is challenged and re-imagined constantly, USU faculty are also
researchers
. In the last two years,
63.5% of USU’s professors worked with undergrads on research projects
— giving students invaluable hands-on experience with some of the best and brightest.
Ben Burger
Dr. Ben Burger’s discovery and research of an ancient rock level helped to reveal high carbon dioxide levels in rocks. His research has helped to set safer climate parameters based on the information gleaned from our past. Just like Burger, faculty across the USU statewide system conduct research that has a global impact.
Janice Brahney
Understanding how microplastics move through global systems is essential to fixing the problem. Dr. Janice Brahney's research focuses on how these invisible pieces of plastic get into the atmosphere, how long they stay aloft, and where in our global system we can expect to find hotspots of microplastic deposition.
Prateek Sharma
Dr. Prateek Sharma is developing methods of predicting how cheddar cheese responds to shredding based on factors processors can control — important knowledge in an industry where shredded cheddar accounted for $5 billion in sales last year in the United States.
Outcomes
Our goal is to help you succeed in work and in life. After graduation, Aggies are excelling in their fields of study, in their educational endeavors, and in their communities.
By the Number
Students making it past their freshman year (average nationwide is 63%)
collegefactual.com
73
Graduation rate (national average 49%)
U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard
55
Median starting salary of USU alumni
usnews.com
51
600
Median student loan debt for graduate
collegesimply.com
13
610
Internships
You don’t have to wait until graduation to get experience in the field. Aggies have access to a world of opportunities like internships with:
Adobe
Amazon
Disney
Fidelity Investments
G.E. Healthcare
General Mills
General Motors
Goldman Sachs
Google
Hewlett-Packard
Intermountain Healthcare
LDS Church
Lockheed Martin
Macy’s
NASA
Northrop Grumman
U.S. Air Force
State of Utah Government
Companies that employee Aggies
Goldman Sachs
Chevron
GE
Ford
Amazon
Boeing
NVIDIA
AECOM
AT&T
Department of Agriculture Wildlife Service
Bureau of Land Management
Department of Natural Resources
Honeybee Robotic
National Weather Service
Academic Opportunities
Utah State University fosters a wide range of educational opportunities for students, both in the United States and abroad, to facilitate the exchange of knowledge across international boundaries.
University Honors Program
Honors supports and guides a community of motivated students who recognize the personal and professional value of putting learning into practice. The program prepares students for the future by building their skills in research and discovery, clear and effective communication, and collaborative problem-solving for the common good. Students benefit from scholarships and funding, leadership and networking opportunities, and honors advising.
Honors Program
Community Engagement
The Center for Community Engagement empowers students to explore civic identity, develop leadership skills, and address community-identified needs, locally and around the world. With programs such as the Utah Conservation Corps, Community Engaged Learning, or Peace Corps Prep, the opportunities are countless.
Center for Community Engagement
Study Abroad
Take your education outside the classroom and landscapes of Utah. Study Abroad connects you with opportunities in more than 80 countries at over 150 universities. Enhance your education by immersing yourself in a different culture, living like a local, and gaining real world experience throughout the globe.
Study Abroad Program
Academic Resources