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Best Value Degrees in Idaho (2026)

Top 100 of 168 programs in Idaho · Updated 2026

The best college programs in Idaho, ranked by overall value. We scored 168 programs across Idaho schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $52,376/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in ID

168

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$52,376/yr

Avg DW Score

66/100

#1 Program

Computer Science

Boise State University

Top Programs in Idaho

Top 100 programs by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Computer Science Boise State University · Boise, ID	89 82–91	$85,596/yr	Very High	32.5x
2	Computer Science Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	89 82–90	$77,316/yr	Very High	65.4x
3	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Lewis-Clark State College · Lewiston, ID	88 85–88	$77,965/yr	High	26.7x
4	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Boise State University · Boise, ID	87 84–87	$79,301/yr	High	22.4x
5	Computer Science University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	87 80–88	$70,276/yr	Very High	31.1x
6	Computer and Information Sciences, General Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	87 80–87	$63,444/yr	Very High	54.3x
7	Construction Management Boise State University · Boise, ID	85 82–86	$77,109/yr	High	30.7x
8	Finance and Financial Management Services Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	85 83–87	$56,043/yr	Very High	56.5x
9	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Idaho State University · Pocatello, ID	84 82–83	$66,863/yr	High	21.5x
10	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	84 82–84	$66,125/yr	High	36.5x
11	Accounting and Related Services Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	84 81–86	$56,800/yr	Very High	45.5x
12	Construction Management Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	84 81–85	$75,779/yr	High	48.0x
13	Computer and Information Sciences, General Boise State University · Boise, ID	82 76–83	$55,422/yr	Very High	23.4x
14	Business Administration University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	80 74–81	$59,334/yr	High	22.3x
15	Computer Software and Media Applications Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	79 73–80	$49,581/yr	Very High	45.0x
16	Business Administration Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	79 73–79	$53,635/yr	High	39.1x
17	Finance and Financial Management Services Boise State University · Boise, ID	78 76–80	$48,712/yr	Very High	21.0x
18	Accounting and Related Services Boise State University · Boise, ID	77 74–79	$53,118/yr	Very High	18.3x
19	Allied Health Diagnostic Boise State University · Boise, ID	76 75–76	$76,843/yr	Moderate	20.7x
20	Electrical University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	76 72–77	$80,700/yr	Very High	26.6x
21	Electrical Boise State University · Boise, ID	75 72–77	$72,832/yr	Very High	31.2x
22	Finance and Financial Management Services University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	75 73–76	$46,428/yr	Very High	18.6x
23	Electrical Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	75 71–76	$70,563/yr	Very High	50.5x
24	Computer Engineering Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	74 67–75	$76,193/yr	Very High	39.9x
25	Mechanical Engineering Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	74 72–76	$68,943/yr	Very High	45.3x
26	Health and Medical Administrative Services Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	74 69–75	$43,058/yr	High	36.5x
27	Business Administration Boise State University · Boise, ID	73 67–74	$48,776/yr	High	18.3x
28	Mechanical Engineering Idaho State University · Pocatello, ID	73 71–74	$66,385/yr	Very High	25.3x
29	Accounting and Related Services Idaho State University · Pocatello, ID	73 72–75	$44,855/yr	Very High	19.4x
30	Chemical Engineering University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	73 71–75	$75,915/yr	High	23.4x
31	Civil Engineering University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	73 71–74	$68,885/yr	High	21.9x
32	Civil Engineering Boise State University · Boise, ID	72 70–73	$65,648/yr	High	21.7x
33	Mechanical Engineering Boise State University · Boise, ID	72 70–73	$62,835/yr	Very High	23.4x
34	Mechanical Engineering University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	72 70–74	$65,409/yr	Very High	23.4x
35	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Northwest Nazarene University · Nampa, ID	72 69–72	$75,383/yr	High	3.9x
36	Agricultural Business and Management Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	72 65–73	$49,942/yr	High	35.6x
37	Computer Science Idaho State University · Pocatello, ID	71 64–72	$62,829/yr	Very High	17.8x
38	Business Administration Idaho State University · Pocatello, ID	71 65–72	$44,178/yr	High	18.7x
39	Finance and Financial Management Services Idaho State University · Pocatello, ID	70 68–72	$49,121/yr	Very High	15.2x
40	Business/Commerce, General Boise State University · Boise, ID	69 64–69	$45,318/yr	High	16.0x
41	Allied Health Diagnostic Idaho State University · Pocatello, ID	67 66–67	$55,838/yr	Moderate	16.7x
42	Accounting and Related Services University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	67 69–68	$40,001/yr	Very High	17.9x
43	Human Resources Management and Services University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	67 61–67	$49,442/yr	High	17.2x
44	Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	67 60–68	$75,836/yr	Very High	39.7x
45	Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research Idaho State University · Pocatello, ID	66 65–66	$62,085/yr	Moderate	19.6x
46	Human Resources Management and Services Idaho State University · Pocatello, ID	66 61–67	$62,033/yr	High	15.6x
47	Agricultural Business and Management University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	66 59–67	$48,338/yr	High	16.2x
48	Teacher Education University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	66 68–67	$45,327/yr	High	13.7x
49	Business Administration Lewis-Clark State College · Lewiston, ID	66 61–67	$41,473/yr	High	18.0x
50	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Eagle Gate College-Boise Campus · Boise, ID	66 64–66	$66,420/yr	High	7.9x
51	Accounting and Related Services Lewis-Clark State College · Lewiston, ID	65 64–66	$43,798/yr	Very High	15.7x
52	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Provo College-Idaho Falls Campus · Idaho Falls, ID	65 64–65	$63,317/yr	High	7.5x
53	International Business Boise State University · Boise, ID	64 59–65	$42,039/yr	Very High	15.9x
54	Business/Managerial Economics University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	64 63–66	$44,655/yr	Very High	20.5x
55	Marketing University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	64 58–65	$45,555/yr	Very High	16.6x
56	Allied Health Diagnostic Lewis-Clark State College · Lewiston, ID	64 64–64	$61,097/yr	Moderate	19.7x
57	Teacher Education Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	64 68–65	$42,094/yr	High	22.8x
58	Marketing Idaho State University · Pocatello, ID	63 58–64	$39,605/yr	Very High	19.9x
59	Industrial Production Technologies Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	63 62–63	$85,411/yr	Moderate	44.9x
60	Marketing Boise State University · Boise, ID	62 56–63	$45,024/yr	Very High	15.9x
61	Dental Support Services Idaho State University · Pocatello, ID	62 61–62	$53,877/yr	Moderate	17.0x
62	Criminal Justice and Corrections Lewis-Clark State College · Lewiston, ID	62 52–62	$40,442/yr	Moderate	17.3x
63	Marketing Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	62 55–63	$49,026/yr	Very High	25.3x
64	Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	61 61–61	$62,440/yr	Moderate	32.5x
65	Teacher Education Boise State University · Boise, ID	60 65–61	$41,141/yr	High	13.2x
66	Teacher Education Idaho State University · Pocatello, ID	60 67–61	$43,105/yr	High	12.8x
67	Economics Boise State University · Boise, ID	59 56–60	$46,137/yr	Very High	12.1x
68	Business/Commerce, General Lewis-Clark State College · Lewiston, ID	59 55–59	$40,922/yr	High	12.8x
69	Teacher Education Boise State University · Boise, ID	58 65–59	$42,237/yr	High	12.0x
70	Teacher Education University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	58 66–58	$40,677/yr	High	12.6x
71	Teacher Education Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	58 66–59	$41,342/yr	High	18.8x
72	Teacher Education Lewis-Clark State College · Lewiston, ID	57 66–58	$40,305/yr	High	14.2x
73	Business Administration Northwest Nazarene University · Nampa, ID	57 51–57	$46,499/yr	High	3.2x
74	Political Science and Government Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	56 54–56	$32,983/yr	Very High	31.9x
75	Criminal Justice and Corrections Boise State University · Boise, ID	55 45–56	$37,891/yr	Moderate	12.8x
76	Public Health Boise State University · Boise, ID	55 51–56	$46,117/yr	High	12.1x
77	Architecture University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	55 56–56	$44,215/yr	High	16.7x
78	Accounting and Related Services Northwest Nazarene University · Nampa, ID	55 52–57	$48,648/yr	Very High	2.1x
79	Plant Sciences University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	54 49–55	$44,559/yr	High	14.8x
80	Management Information Systems and Services University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	54 47–56	$52,920/yr	Very High	14.0x
81	Teacher Education Idaho State University · Pocatello, ID	53 65–54	$35,629/yr	High	14.4x
82	Social Work Boise State University · Boise, ID	52 60–53	$40,126/yr	Moderate	13.9x
83	Business/Managerial Economics Boise State University · Boise, ID	52 50–54	$46,511/yr	Very High	12.2x
84	Forestry University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	52 50–53	$47,399/yr	Moderate	16.1x
85	Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	51 50–52	$35,212/yr	High	13.1x
86	Special Education and Teaching Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	51 56–52	$43,252/yr	High	22.2x
87	Physics Boise State University · Boise, ID	50 50–51	$45,813/yr	Very High	12.0x
88	Social Sciences, General Boise State University · Boise, ID	50 54–51	$36,298/yr	High	12.2x
89	Parks Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	50 47–51	$27,961/yr	Moderate	21.8x
90	Public Relations & Advertising University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	49 50–50	$38,136/yr	High	12.6x
91	Biology, General University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	49 47–50	$39,368/yr	High	13.7x
92	Social Work Lewis-Clark State College · Lewiston, ID	49 62–50	$35,456/yr	Moderate	17.6x
93	Communication and Media Studies Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	49 42–50	$36,941/yr	High	25.8x
94	Communication and Media Studies Boise State University · Boise, ID	48 40–48	$37,954/yr	High	14.6x
95	Biology, General Boise State University · Boise, ID	48 47–49	$36,288/yr	High	14.6x
96	Political Science and Government Boise State University · Boise, ID	48 46–49	$32,650/yr	Very High	14.2x
97	Chemistry University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	47 47–48	$38,664/yr	High	10.0x
98	Applied Horticulture Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	47 46–48	$26,238/yr	Moderate	22.2x
99	Sociology Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	47 46–48	$31,353/yr	High	26.6x
100	Romance Languages & Literatures Idaho State University · Pocatello, ID	46 37–47	$38,054/yr	Very High	14.7x

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 programs at Idaho colleges and universities, drawn from 168 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best college program in Idaho?

By DegreeWorth Score, Computer Science at Boise State University ranks #1 in Idaho with a score of 89/100 and graduate earnings of $85,596/yr.

How many college programs are in Idaho?

Our database includes 168 programs across Idaho colleges with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.