Salt Lake City, UT (population: 184,856) has one game development school within its city limits. University of Utah has a total student population of 29,284. It is the 129th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Utah.
Game Development students from Salt Lake City schools who go on to become game developers, game designers, video game designers, software developers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 3,390 people working as gaming managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $74,030.
Salt Lake City lies in Salt Lake county, which is one of the 16 counties in Utah. Overall, the Salt Lake City area has 609,730 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.8% unemployment rate, $19.97/hr average worker wage, and a $41,530 average annual salary.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Utah ends up costing a student $11,363/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Salt Lake City |
| West Valley City | UT | 125,842 | 2 | 24.4175 | 17 | 7.5 miles |
| Bountiful | UT | 45,723 | 1 | 31.5415 | 2 | 7.6 miles |
| Taylorsville | UT | 59,591 | 0 | - | 0 | 8.3 miles |
| Murray | UT | 47,260 | 5 | 23.4081 | 160 | 9.2 miles |
| South Jordan | UT | 57,903 | 1 | 13.1531 | 4 | 15.4 miles |
| Riverton | UT | 43,424 | 1 | 20.2082 | 84 | 18.0 miles |
| Ogden | UT | 83,448 | 4 | 19.4308 | 199 | 31.2 miles |
| Orem | UT | 95,419 | 4 | 27.4 | 168 | 35.3 miles |
| Provo | UT | 120,524 | 6 | 30.5292 | 247 | 39.7 miles |