Education at Idaho State University

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Idaho State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and has a total student population of 11,766. Of the 1,348 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Idaho State University in 2021, 84 of them were education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

ISU Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

ISU Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how ISU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at ISU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools	279
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	300
Most Focused Education Graduate Certificate Schools	484
Most Popular Education Schools	527
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	559
Best Value Education Schools	912

In 2021, 64 students received their master’s degree in education from ISU. This makes it the #560 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #402 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at ISU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Idaho State University.

ISU Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 84 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Education from ISU in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at ISU since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at ISU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Idaho State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	64
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

ISU Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 education majors earned their master's degree from ISU. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. ISU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from ISU, 84% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Idaho State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	54
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

ISU also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Idaho State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	57
Teacher Education Grade Specific	45
General Education	27
Educational Administration	19
Student Counseling	5
Teaching English or French	3
Instructional Media Design	2

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ID, the home state for Idaho State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Elementary School Teachers	8,090	$48,990
Teacher Assistants	7,530	$24,000
High School Teachers	5,210	$51,170
Middle School Teachers	2,530	$53,660
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,950	$34,040

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Staplegunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.