2023 Best Associate Degree Schools in Idaho
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The Best Associate 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 7 schools in Idaho to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Associate Degree Schools in Idaho
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Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best school in Idaho for students working on their associate degree.
On average, associate degree students take out $10,200 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at BYU - I. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of Western Idaho is a great place for students working on their associate degree.
On average, associate degree students take out $16,617 in loans while pursuing their degree.
CWI does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 51% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Southern Idaho. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Associate Degree Schools in Idaho list.
On average, associate degree students take out $12,921 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at College of Southern Idaho, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 41% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lewis - Clark State College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Associate Degree Schools in Idaho list.
Associate Degree recipients from Lewis - Clark State College accumulate an average of $19,675 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Lewis - Clark State College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 52% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent associate degree programs at College of Eastern Idaho helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Idaho.
Students from Idaho who attend CEI full time pay an average of $4,126 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,222. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,007 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CEI does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 76% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
North Idaho College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Associate Degree Schools in Idaho ranking.
In-state students pay an average of $4,960 in tuition and fees if they attend NIC full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $8,736. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $17,016 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that NIC does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 80% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Idaho State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Associate Degree Schools in Idaho ranking.
In-state students pay an average of $7,872 in tuition and fees if they attend ISU full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $25,326. On average, associate degree students take out $28,892 in loans while pursuing their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since ISU does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 61% took at least some of their classes online.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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