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2023 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Idaho

5 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Idaho ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Idaho to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

Check out the nursing bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Idaho.

Our 2023 rankings named Boise State University the most popular school in Idaho for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.

Of the 476 students majoring in nursing at Boise State, 15% are male and 85% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Boise State carry an average student debt load of $32,047.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

Women make up 79% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from BYU - I carry an average student debt load of $17,371.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Lewis - Clark State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Idaho. Located in the city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 196 students majoring in nursing at Lewis - Clark State College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Lewis - Clark State College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,296.

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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 place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 143 students majoring in nursing at ISU, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Nursing majors at ISU take out an average of $31,568 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.

About 76% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 24% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at NNU accumulate an average of around $34,364 in student debt.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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