2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Idaho

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Idaho” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 559 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,676 and $37,720 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Idaho” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Idaho” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Idaho

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’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 3 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boise State University is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 337 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Boise State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State are $26,566, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boise State University Education Report

#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$29,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Idaho. U of I is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 103 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of I, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Idaho Education Report

#3

Northwest Nazarene University

Nampa, Idaho

#3 in overall quality

$11,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Nazarene University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Idaho. This small school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 61 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

NNU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NNU are $11,121.

Read more about Education at NNU

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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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