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Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Idaho

2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Idaho

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,224 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Idaho. With 1,626 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Idaho ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Idaho to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Education

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a associate degree in Idaho. BYU - I is a very 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 also made our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #1.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lewis - Clark State College is a great value for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public school with a small student population.

Lewis - Clark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,982 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Lewis - Clark State College also made our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #4.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 3,271
Utah 14,970
Montana 960
Wyoming 529

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

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 Horadrim.

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