LOGAN — Utah has been named the most affordable state in the nation for higher education, according to a new WalletHub report released this week.

The personal-finance website compared in-state tuition, room and board, books and other on-campus expenses in 49 states (Alaska was excluded), then measured those costs against median household income. Utah ranked No. 49 — meaning its college education is the least expensive relative to income.

The average yearly cost of attending a four-year college in Utah totals $25,401, or 27.7% of the state’s median household income. That’s the lowest share in the country, well below the national leaders in cost, such as Pennsylvania, where college consumes more than 72% of the average household income. There are over 20 4-year college institutions in Utah

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