2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Idaho (With Aid)

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With 200,458 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, engineering is the 6th most popular major in the United States. 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 Getting Aid” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for idaho master’s degree engineering students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Idaho (With Aid)

#1

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$29,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Idaho is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 72 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also took 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.

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#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 Getting Aid list. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Boise State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering 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 Boise State University are $26,566.

Read more about Engineering at Boise State

#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

$26,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 14 masters’s engineering degrees 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

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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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