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Our analysis found Boise State University to be the best school for overall quality in Idaho in this year’s ranking.
The average salary of a graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Boise State is $51,658 during the early years of their career.
by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen pursuing a degree in today's world, there are many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Top Idaho Colleges ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
We analyzed 10 colleges and universities across Idaho to determine which were the best in terms of overall quality. Our ranking methodology focuses on over 20 different objective factors - such as graduation rate, post graduate earnings, and a school's average expenditure per student - to make this determination.
We've developed a number of other tools and rankings to help you make your college decision. Start by filtering this list by location or field of study and then explore our other rankings that feature schools great for different groups of students such as veterans or returnings adults.
We've created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you're torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another!
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Our analysis found Boise State University to be the best school for overall quality in Idaho in this year’s ranking.
The average salary of a graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Boise State is $51,658 during the early years of their career.
A rank of #2 on our Best Colleges in Idaho list means University of Idaho is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree.
During the early years of their career, graduates from U of I make an average of $54,670 a year.
A rank of #3 on our Best Colleges in Idaho list means North Idaho College is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree.
Upon graduation, bachelor’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $40,081 during the early years of their career..
Out of the 10 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #4 spot on the list.
Graduates with a bachelor’s degree from ISU make an average of $45,608 per year during the early years of their career.
Out of the 10 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #5 spot on the list.
Graduates with a bachelor’s degree from BYU - I make an average of $53,406 per year during the early years of their career.
Lewis - Clark State College did quite well in the 2025 Best Colleges in Idaho ranking, coming in at #6.
During the early years of their career, graduates from Lewis - Clark State College make an average of $46,001 a year.
Northwest Nazarene University landed the #7 spot on the 2025 Best Colleges in Idaho ranking.
The average salary of a graduate with a bachelor’s degree from NNU is $51,719 during the early years of their career.
College of Western Idaho did quite well in the 2025 Best Colleges in Idaho ranking, coming in at #8.
With a ranking of #9, College of Southern Idaho did quite well on the 2025 Best Colleges in Idaho list.
The average salary of a graduate with a bachelor’s degree from College of Southern Idaho is $40,916 during the early years of their career.
College of Eastern Idaho landed the #10 spot on the 2025 Best Colleges in Idaho ranking.
During the early years of their career, graduates from CEI make an average of $42,057 a year.
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.