2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Idaho
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering School for You
In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 877 degrees and certificates from an Idaho school, making the subject the 6th in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering Schools in Idaho to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Idaho to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Idaho the best value school in Idaho for engineering students. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at U of I are $8,340 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at U of I take out is $24,156.
U of I also made our Best Engineering Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #5.
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The excellent programs at Boise State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Idaho. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boise State are $8,060 per year. Engineering majors at Boise State take out an average of $25,600 in student loans while working on their egree.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Idaho State University is a great value for engineering students. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ISU are $7,872 per year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at ISU accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 4,398 |
| Utah | 2,169 |
| Montana | 700 |
| Wyoming | 327 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| 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 3 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
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