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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Idaho

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$4,336 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,404 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer and information sciences was ranked 7th in Idaho. In fact, 819 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Idaho ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Idaho to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for computer and information sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Idaho

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Computer & Information Sciences

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a associate degree in Idaho. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.

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

BYU - I also made our Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #1.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Brigham Young University - Idaho Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of Western Idaho is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their associate degree. CWI is a fairly large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

CWI undergraduate students pay an average of $4,336 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CWI is ranked #2 for overall quality for computer and information sciences in Idaho.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at College of Western Idaho Report

Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 3,903
Utah 8,537
Montana 198
Wyoming 111

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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