2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 200,458 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Idaho, there were 981 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,878 and $24,075 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 118 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,676 and $37,720 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering programs, but they also 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 engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Idaho

#1

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$29,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 72 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of I, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Idaho

#2

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$26,566 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k list. Boise State University is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Boise State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State University are $26,566, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering at Boise State

#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

$26,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Pocatello, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

ISU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Idaho State University are $26,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Engineering at ISU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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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