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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Idaho

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,200 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,337 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

General Social Sciences is the #90 most popular major in Idaho with 39 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Idaho ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Idaho to see which ones offered the best value programs for social sciences 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 General Social Sciences Schools in Idaho

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

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality in General Social Sciences

#1

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$8,340 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Idaho the best value school in Idaho for general social sciences students. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

U of I undergraduate students pay an average of $8,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

U of I also made our Best General Social Sciences Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #5.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Idaho Report

$8,060 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Idaho list. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boise State are $8,060 a year. The average amount in student loans that social sciences majors at Boise State take out is $25,544.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Boise State University

Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 47
Utah 127
Montana 0
Wyoming 58

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Manfred Werner (Tsui).

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