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2023 Best Value Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Idaho

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

3 Schools Ranked
$25,326 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Idaho ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Idaho to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

Top Value Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Idaho

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Lewis - Clark State College

Lewiston, Idaho
16 Total Awards
$20,238 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Lewis - Clark State College the best value school in Idaho for nursing students working on their basic certificate. Lewis - Clark State College is a public institution located in Lewiston, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Lewis - Clark State College are $20,238 a year.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Lewis - Clark State College. In fact, around 52% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Lewis - Clark State College also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Idaho rankings.

Full Lewis - Clark State College Report

#2

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, Idaho
32 Total Awards
$6,840 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s value ranking, College of Southern Idaho landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Twin Falls, Idaho, the medium-sized public school handed out 32 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at College of Southern Idaho are $6,840 a year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since College of Southern Idaho does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 41% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

College of Southern Idaho also made our Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #3.

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#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
31 Total Awards
$25,326 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at Idaho State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Idaho. Idaho State University is a fairly large public school located in Pocatello, Idaho that handed out 31 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

ISU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,326 in tuition and fees each year.

One thing to take note of is that ISU does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 61% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ISU is ranked #2 for overall quality in Idaho.

Full Idaho State University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 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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