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2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Idaho

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$16,774 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,238 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 2nd in Idaho. In fact, 1,593 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Idaho ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Idaho to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for nursing 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 Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in Idaho for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from BYU - I carry an average student debtload of $17,371.

BYU - I also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #2.

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Out of the 5 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis - Clark State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public college 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. Nursing majors at Lewis - Clark State College take out an average of $27,296 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Lewis - Clark State College also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #1.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Boise State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Idaho. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.

Boise State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Nursing majors at Boise State take out an average of $32,047 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Boise State also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #4.

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#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ISU are $7,872 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at ISU accumulate an average of around $31,568 in student debt.

ISU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list. Located in the suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NNU are $34,390 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from NNU carry an average student debtload of $34,364.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,496
Utah 17,535
Montana 745
Wyoming 397

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

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