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2023 Best Value Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Idaho

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$16,774 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,612 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, social work students earned 563 degrees and certificates from an Idaho school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Idaho ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Idaho to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for social work 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho

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

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Social Work

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Idaho. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year.

BYU - I also took the #2 spot in our Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho rankings.

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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. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the small city of Lewiston.

Lewis - Clark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,982 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, social work graduates from Lewis - Clark State College carry an average student debtload of $33,119.

Lewis - Clark State College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boise State University is a great value for social work students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boise State are $8,060 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, social work graduates from Boise State carry an average student debtload of $30,598.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Boise State is ranked #4 for overall quality for social work in Idaho.

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#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ISU are $7,872 a year.

ISU also took the #5 spot in our Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho rankings.

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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 Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Nampa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NNU are $34,390 a year.

Read full report on Social Work at Northwest Nazarene University

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,103
Utah 755
Montana 93
Wyoming 110

One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

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 Army Medicine.

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