2022 Best Value Geography Schools in Idaho For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Geography Schools in Idaho For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,476 people earned their degree in geography, making the major the 144th most popular in the United States.

Across Idaho, there were 26 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools in Idaho For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geography. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geography 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 geography program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geography Schools in Idaho For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools in Idaho For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Geography in Idaho (With Aid)

#1

College of Western Idaho

Nampa, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$6,711 Average Net Price

$32,438 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools in Idaho For Those Getting Aid list. College of Western Idaho is located in Nampa, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 ’s geography degrees to qualified students.

CWI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geography Schools in Idaho” ranking. It costs about $6,711 for idaho geography students with aid per year to attend CWI.

Full CWI Geography Report

#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$14,132 Average Net Price

$37,019 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools in Idaho For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 24 ’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Schools in Idaho” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Idaho is $14,132 for idaho geography students with aid.

Full University of Idaho Geography Report

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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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