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2023 Best Value Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Idaho

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,200 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physics Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 56 degrees and certificates were awarded to physics students who went to a Idaho college or university. This makes it the #74 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Idaho ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Idaho to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for physics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho

Check out the physics bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in Idaho for physics 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BYU - I are $4,416 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BYU - I is ranked #2 for overall quality for physics in Idaho.

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#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physics schools in Idaho. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at U of I are $8,340 a year.

U of I did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boise.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boise State are $8,060 a year. Physics majors at Boise State take out an average of $27,301 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Boise State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list.

Read full report on Physics at Boise State University

Best Value Physics Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 304
Utah 187
Montana 39
Wyoming 23

Physics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

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 A. T. Service.

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