2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Education in Idaho

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 310,601 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,887 and had an average of $30,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across Idaho, there were 1,777 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,650 and $25,657 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,100 and $64,855 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Education in Idaho

#1

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$26,566 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Boise State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State are $26,566, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boise State University Education Report

#2

Northwest Nazarene University

Nampa, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$11,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho list. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nampa, Idaho. It awarded 17 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

NNU also made our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at NNU are $11,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NNU Education Report

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#3 in overall quality

$29,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. U of I is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 5 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of I, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Education at U of I

#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

#4 in overall quality

$26,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ISU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548.

Read full report on Education at ISU

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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