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2023 Best Value Physics Schools in Idaho

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,200 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,275 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physics 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 Schools in Idaho ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Idaho to see which ones offered the best value programs for physics 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.

2023 Best Value Physics Schools in Idaho

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for physics majors pursuing a .

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality in Physics

$4,416 Average Tuition & Fees

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

BYU - I also took the #2 spot in our Best Physics Schools in Idaho rankings.

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#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$8,340 Average Tuition & Fees

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

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U of I is ranked #5 for overall quality for physics in Idaho.

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$8,060 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boise.

Boise State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, physics graduates from Boise State carry an average student debtload of $25,752.

Read full report on Physics at Boise State University

Best Value Physics Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Physics Schools 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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