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2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Idaho

5 Schools Ranked
$26,866 Avg Student Debt

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Graduate Certificate 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 5 schools in Idaho to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
191 Total Awards
$9,638 Average Tuition & Fees
$25,700 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Boise State University the most popular school in Idaho for students working on their graduate certificate. This large public school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 191 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,700 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Boise State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
51 Total Awards
$10,324 Average Tuition & Fees
$33,862 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Idaho list. ISU is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 51 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $33,862 in student loans. Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at ISU. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
46 Total Awards
$9,912 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Idaho is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. U of I is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at U of I. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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42 Total Awards
$10,964 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwest Nazarene University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. Nampa, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 42 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 76% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NNU. In fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

New Saint Andrews College

Moscow, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Saint Andrews College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Idaho list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at New Saint Andrews. During the 2019-2020 year, about 70% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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