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2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Idaho

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$6,849 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,470 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology School for You

With 98 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #50 most popular major in Idaho.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Information Technology Schools in Idaho ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Idaho to see which programs offered the best value experiences for IT students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Idaho

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IT majors pursuing a .

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Technology

$4,416 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in Idaho for information technology students. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

BYU - I not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Information Technology Schools in Idaho list.

Full Information Technology at Brigham Young University - Idaho Report

$4,336 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Idaho list. CWI is a fairly large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $4,336 per year. IT majors at CWI take out an average of $14,969 in student loans while working on their egree.

CWI also made our Best Information Technology Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Information Technology at College of Western Idaho

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$8,340 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Schools in Idaho list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of I are $8,340 per year.

U of I not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Information Technology Schools in Idaho list.

Full Information Technology at University of Idaho Report

#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID
$7,872 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Idaho State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Idaho. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ISU are $7,872 a year.

Read full report on Information Technology at Idaho State University

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 326
Utah 2,982
Montana 3
Wyoming 19

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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