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2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Idaho

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$8,091 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,467 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Idaho

Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering

#1

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$8,340 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Idaho to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Idaho. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

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

Read full report on Engineering at University of Idaho

$8,060 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Idaho list. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

Boise State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Engineering majors at Boise State take out an average of $25,600 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Engineering at Boise State University

#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID
$7,872 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Idaho list. ISU is a large public school located in the city of Pocatello.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ISU are $7,872 a year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at ISU accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.

Read full report on Engineering at Idaho State University

Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 4,398
Utah 2,169
Montana 700
Wyoming 327

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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