Boise State University

Boise, Idaho · Public

Of 70 assessed programs, 69 leave graduates out-earning a typical Idaho high-school graduate (about $36,492/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 164 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$18,165
$30k to $48k	$17,974
$48k to $75k	$20,731
$75k to $110k	$23,573
$110k and up	$25,893
All families (average)	$21,610

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

70 of 234 programs could be assessed 30% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Idaho high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$91,491	+$54,999	clears the bar	$17,033	0.3 yrs	509
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$89,863	+$53,371	clears the bar	$16,551	0.3 yrs	291
Social Work	Master's Degree	$64,464	+$27,972	clears the bar	$29,006	1.0 yrs	238
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$64,202	+$27,710	clears the bar	$19,900	0.7 yrs	209
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$107,178	+$70,686	clears the bar	$40,804	0.6 yrs	194
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,184	+$14,692	clears the bar	$20,399	1.4 yrs	193
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$53,278	+$16,786	clears the bar	$20,500	1.2 yrs	183
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$66,283	+$29,791	clears the bar	$21,000	0.7 yrs	181
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$60,164	+$23,672	clears the bar	$22,953	1.0 yrs	180
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	$51,708	+$15,216	clears the bar	$24,051	1.6 yrs	158
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,570	+$13,078	clears the bar	$20,096	1.5 yrs	148
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$55,835	+$19,343	clears the bar	$24,051	1.2 yrs	148
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$112,120	+$75,628	clears the bar	$26,000	0.3 yrs	126
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$50,335	+$13,843	clears the bar	$13,959	1.0 yrs	123
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$50,297	+$13,805	clears the bar	$20,375	1.5 yrs	116
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$56,877	+$20,385	clears the bar	$22,651	1.1 yrs	113
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$42,527	+$6,035	clears the bar	$26,618	4.4 yrs	106
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$65,040	+$28,548	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	105
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$69,257	+$32,765	clears the bar	$20,970	0.6 yrs	101
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,354	+$48,862	clears the bar	$24,667	0.5 yrs	93
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$65,089	+$28,597	clears the bar	$21,324	0.7 yrs	90
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$47,419	+$10,927	clears the bar	$22,177	2.0 yrs	84
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$70,449	+$33,957	clears the bar	$20,000	0.6 yrs	78
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$55,478	+$18,986	clears the bar	$20,600	1.1 yrs	77
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$55,188	+$18,696	clears the bar	$21,929	1.2 yrs	69
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$59,270	+$22,778	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	63
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$46,117 1-year earnings	+$9,625	clears the bar	$19,000	2.0 yrs	60
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$47,505	+$11,013	clears the bar	$24,547	2.2 yrs	55
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$95,250	+$58,758	clears the bar	$23,250	0.4 yrs	52
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,676	+$8,184	clears the bar	$23,635	2.9 yrs	49
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$54,595	+$18,103	clears the bar	$17,500	1.0 yrs	48
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,285	+$14,793	clears the bar	$25,000	1.7 yrs	46
Accounting	Master's Degree	$93,228	+$56,736	clears the bar	$17,484	0.3 yrs	46
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$50,697	+$14,205	clears the bar	$18,616	1.3 yrs	45
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$77,439	+$40,947	clears the bar	$13,550	0.3 yrs	39
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$81,405	+$44,913	clears the bar	$26,880	0.6 yrs	39
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$78,901	+$42,409	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	39
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$74,993	+$38,501	clears the bar	$19,823	0.5 yrs	38
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$75,451	+$38,959	clears the bar	$25,650	0.7 yrs	38
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,680	+$64,188	clears the bar	$32,250	0.5 yrs	37
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$65,231	+$28,739	clears the bar	$23,596	0.8 yrs	32
History	Bachelor's Degree	$49,625	+$13,133	clears the bar	$23,500	1.8 yrs	31
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$42,303 1-year earnings	+$5,811	clears the bar	$25,000	4.3 yrs	26
Public Health	Master's Degree	$72,621	+$36,129	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$44,684	+$8,192	clears the bar	$22,708	2.8 yrs	24
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$73,481	+$36,989	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Special Education	Master's Degree	$56,761	+$20,269	clears the bar	$24,705	1.2 yrs	22
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$48,561	+$12,069	clears the bar	$47,316	3.9 yrs	22
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$36,830	+$338	clears the bar	$25,475	75.4 yrs	22
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$61,718	+$25,226	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$53,995	+$17,503	clears the bar	$25,360	1.4 yrs	18
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$62,964	+$26,472	clears the bar	$25,002	0.9 yrs	17
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$61,544	+$25,052	clears the bar	$22,248	0.9 yrs	16
Computer Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$77,403 1-year earnings	+$40,911	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$49,683	+$13,191	clears the bar	$23,900	1.8 yrs	16
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$71,817	+$35,325	clears the bar	$25,750	0.7 yrs	16
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$48,582	+$12,090	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$75,336	+$38,844	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$59,920	+$23,428	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$64,459	+$27,967	clears the bar	$24,469	0.9 yrs	12
Nursing	Master's Degree	$128,689	+$92,197	clears the bar	$46,475	0.5 yrs	11
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$46,511 1-year earnings	+$10,019	clears the bar	$19,500	1.9 yrs	11
Film and Photography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,111	+$619	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$31,148 1-year earnings	-$5,344	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$47,624	+$11,132	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Anthropology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,781 1-year earnings	+$1,289	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
English	Bachelor's Degree	$39,059	+$2,567	clears the bar	$24,618	9.6 yrs	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$58,562	+$22,070	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	0
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$59,989	+$23,497	clears the bar	$21,641	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$70,500	+$34,008	clears the bar	$15,632	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	111
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Dispute Resolution	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$16,937	insufficient data	35
Data Analytics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$21,500	insufficient data	22
Literature	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Mechanical Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Health Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Special Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Human Computer Interaction	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Public Health	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Literature	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Data Analytics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Human Computer Interaction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Dispute Resolution	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Public Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,492/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.