Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho · Public

Of 55 assessed programs, 52 leave graduates out-earning a typical Idaho high-school graduate (about $36,492/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 258 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,593
$30k to $48k	$10,011
$48k to $75k	$11,538
$75k to $110k	$14,483
$110k and up	$16,288
All families (average)	$12,193

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.

55 of 313 programs could be assessed 18% 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
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$46,775	+$10,283	clears the bar	$16,250	1.6 yrs	199
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$73,953	+$37,461	clears the bar	$25,000	0.7 yrs	117
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$130,790	+$94,298	clears the bar	$110,724	1.2 yrs	76
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$48,828	+$12,336	clears the bar	$23,250	1.9 yrs	75
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$44,535	+$8,043	clears the bar	$17,676	2.2 yrs	74
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$143,153	+$106,661	clears the bar	$92,250	0.9 yrs	74
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,073	+$9,581	clears the bar	$21,375	2.2 yrs	69
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$99,523	+$63,031	clears the bar	$15,202	0.2 yrs	60
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$69,630	+$33,138	clears the bar	$24,187	0.7 yrs	53
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$71,038	+$34,546	clears the bar	$12,500	0.4 yrs	51
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$43,444	+$6,952	clears the bar	$30,051	4.3 yrs	49
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,171	+$15,679	clears the bar	$21,041	1.3 yrs	47
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$62,966	+$26,474	clears the bar	$41,000	1.5 yrs	45
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,521	+$18,029	clears the bar	$11,000	0.6 yrs	44
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$46,189	+$9,697	clears the bar	$26,195	2.7 yrs	43
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	$73,863	+$37,371	clears the bar	$12,625	0.3 yrs	42
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$47,655	+$11,163	clears the bar	$22,995	2.1 yrs	38
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$56,002	+$19,510	clears the bar	$16,023	0.8 yrs	35
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$85,220	+$48,728	clears the bar	$57,360	1.2 yrs	33
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$51,827	+$15,335	clears the bar	$33,062	2.2 yrs	32
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$73,295	+$36,803	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$46,205	+$9,713	clears the bar	$23,000	2.4 yrs	31
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$21,674	-$14,818	falls short	$8,770	insufficient data	30
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$65,662	+$29,170	clears the bar	$24,560	0.8 yrs	29
Accounting	Master's Degree	$85,815	+$49,323	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$64,480	+$27,988	clears the bar	$22,843	0.8 yrs	29
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$62,783	+$26,291	clears the bar	$18,000	0.7 yrs	28
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$32,182	-$4,310	falls short	$29,592	insufficient data	27
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$72,536	+$36,044	clears the bar	$21,000	0.6 yrs	27
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$67,784	+$31,292	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$82,683	+$46,191	clears the bar	$9,000	0.2 yrs	24
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,720	+$20,228	clears the bar	$17,901	0.9 yrs	24
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$68,125	+$31,633	clears the bar	$17,680	0.6 yrs	23
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$42,232	+$5,740	clears the bar	$28,000	4.9 yrs	22
Social Work	Master's Degree	$49,901 1-year earnings	+$13,409	clears the bar	$20,500	1.5 yrs	22
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$88,888	+$52,396	clears the bar	$21,850	0.4 yrs	20
English	Bachelor's Degree	$40,602	+$4,110	clears the bar	$19,462	4.7 yrs	20
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$65,955	+$29,463	clears the bar	$30,361	1.0 yrs	20
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$38,342	+$1,850	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$89,887	+$53,395	clears the bar	$24,043	0.5 yrs	19
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$81,835	+$45,343	clears the bar	$9,000	0.2 yrs	18
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$31,234	-$5,258	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$46,238	+$9,746	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$52,888	+$16,396	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,053	+$53,561	clears the bar	$31,000	0.6 yrs	14
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$71,058	+$34,566	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$56,207	+$19,715	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$50,233	+$13,741	clears the bar	$25,000	1.8 yrs	10
History	Bachelor's Degree	$42,814	+$6,322	clears the bar	$27,040	4.3 yrs	10
Political Science	Master's Degree	$53,359 1-year earnings	+$16,867	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	$66,138	+$29,646	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Doctoral Degree	$62,122	+$25,630	clears the bar	$41,000	1.6 yrs	7
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$129,599	+$93,107	clears the bar	$58,370	0.6 yrs	2
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$87,385	+$50,893	clears the bar	$77,136	1.5 yrs	insufficient data
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$60,515	+$24,023	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Homeland Security	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Nuclear Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
American Sign Language	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Medical Laboratory Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
American Sign Language	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Anthropology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Nuclear Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Gerontology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Business	Bachelor's Degree	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
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Anthropology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2

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.