College of Western Idaho
Nampa, Idaho · Public
Graduate earnings
29of 30 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Idaho high-school graduate (about $36,492 a year). 1 falls short.
30 of 80 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 50 have no earnings published.
Average net price, all families$8,500 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$8,500 a year
About $17,000 over 2 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $6,228 |
| $30k to $48k | $7,227 |
| $48k to $75k | $8,791 |
| $75k to $110k | $10,736 |
| $110k and up | $12,043 |
| All families (average) | $8,500 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Idaho high-school graduate ($36,492 a year).
30 of 80 programs could be assessed 38% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auto Repair Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $53,739 | +$17,247 | clears the bar | $7,898 | 0.5 yrs | 158 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | $40,769 | +$4,277 | clears the bar | $10,250 | 2.4 yrs | 153 |
| Precision Metalworking | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,870 | +$9,378 | clears the bar | $7,000 | 0.7 yrs | 112 |
| Business | Associate's Degree | $54,914 | +$18,422 | clears the bar | $9,000 | 0.5 yrs | 83 |
| Medical Assisting | Associate's Degree | $36,746 | +$254 | clears the bar | $9,312 | 36.7 yrs | 48 |
| Nursing | Associate's Degree | $87,847 | +$51,355 | clears the bar | $13,000 | 0.3 yrs | 46 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Associate's Degree | $41,881 | +$5,389 | clears the bar | $8,262 | 1.5 yrs | 38 |
| IT Administration and Management | Associate's Degree | $58,399 | +$21,907 | clears the bar | $11,507 | 0.5 yrs | 37 |
| Auto Repair Technology | Associate's Degree | $56,346 | +$19,854 | clears the bar | $8,000 | 0.4 yrs | 37 |
| Criminal Justice | Associate's Degree | $49,622 | +$13,130 | clears the bar | $8,325 | 0.6 yrs | 35 |
| Psychology | Associate's Degree | $30,970 | -$5,522 | falls short | $7,560 | no earnings gain | 32 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $54,831 | +$18,339 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Precision Metalworking | Associate's Degree | $46,366 | +$9,874 | clears the bar | $7,848 | 0.8 yrs | 22 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $58,283 | +$21,791 | clears the bar | $7,375 | 0.3 yrs | 19 |
| Criminal Justice | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $56,605 | +$20,113 | clears the bar | $3,500 | 0.2 yrs | 18 |
| Political Science | Associate's Degree | $48,247 | +$11,755 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Communications and Media | Associate's Degree | $47,282 | +$10,790 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $67,565 | +$31,073 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Associate's Degree | $66,176 | +$29,684 | clears the bar | $7,625 | 0.3 yrs | 15 |
| IT Administration and Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $58,764 | +$22,272 | clears the bar | $11,058 | 0.5 yrs | 14 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Associate's Degree | $51,584 | +$15,092 | clears the bar | $7,550 | 0.5 yrs | 13 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $52,926 | +$16,434 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $60,808 | +$24,316 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Biology | Associate's Degree | $50,658 | +$14,166 | clears the bar | $13,375 | 0.9 yrs | 10 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $38,089 | +$1,597 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Sociology | Associate's Degree | $41,791 | +$5,299 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Accounting | Associate's Degree | $44,780 | +$8,288 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $62,726 | +$26,234 | clears the bar | $8,000 | 0.3 yrs | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $42,484 | +$5,992 | clears the bar | $9,224 | 1.5 yrs | not published |
| Ground Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $53,553 | +$17,061 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Health Sciences | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 64 |
| Social Work | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 46 |
| Medical Assisting | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $8,000 | not assessed | 38 |
| Human Biology | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| History | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, General | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Fine Arts | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Marketing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Animal Sciences | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Computer and Information Science | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| English | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Engineering, General | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Fire Protection | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Administrative and Office Support | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Public Health | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Philosophy | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Marketing | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| American Sign Language | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Practical and Vocational Nursing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Business | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Military Systems and Maintenance Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Fire Protection | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Anthropology | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Construction Trades, General | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Administrative and Office Support | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Geography and Cartography | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Management Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Chemistry | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Accounting | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Healthcare Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Food Science and Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Programming | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,492 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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