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2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Idaho

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$16,774 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,238 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Idaho. In total, 1,593 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Idaho.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Idaho ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Idaho to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Nursing

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Idaho. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.

BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at BYU - I accumulate an average of around $17,371 in student debt.

BYU - I also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis - Clark State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list. Located in the city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lewis - Clark State College are $6,982 a year. On average, nursing graduates from Lewis - Clark State College take out $27,296 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Lewis - Clark State College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list.

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Out of the 5 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.

Boise State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from Boise State take out $32,047 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Boise State also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #2.

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#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Idaho State University is a great value for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a large student population.

ISU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,872 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Nursing majors at ISU take out an average of $31,568 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ISU is ranked #5 for overall quality for nursing in Idaho.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

NNU undergraduate students pay an average of $34,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at NNU accumulate an average of around $34,364 in student debt.

NNU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list.

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,496
Utah 17,535
Montana 745
Wyoming 397

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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