2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Idaho
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Idaho ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Idaho to see which ones offered the best value associate 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.
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Top Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Idaho
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Our analysis found College of Eastern Idaho to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a associate degree in Idaho. Idaho Falls, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 66 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CEI are $6,222 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $23,007 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at CEI. In fact, around 76% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
CEI also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Idaho rankings.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Idaho list. Located in Nampa, Idaho, the fairly large public school awarded 44 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.
CWI undergraduate students pay an average of $7,344 in tuition and fees each year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $16,617 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
CWI does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 51% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
CWI also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Idaho rankings.
The excellent associate degree programs at North Idaho College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Idaho. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NIC are $8,736 a year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $17,016 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at NIC. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
NIC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Idaho list.
Out of the 5 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s value ranking, College of Southern Idaho landed the # 4 spot on the list. College of Southern Idaho is located in Twin Falls, Idaho and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 82 associate degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of Southern Idaho are $6,840 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $12,921 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that College of Southern Idaho does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 41% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
College of Southern Idaho also made our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #4.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Idaho State University is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. ISU is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
ISU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,326 in tuition and fees each year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $28,892 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
ISU does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 61% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
ISU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Idaho list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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