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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Idaho

3 Schools Ranked
$36,344 Avg Student Debt

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Idaho ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Idaho to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

223 Total Awards
$11,293 Average Tuition & Fees
$41,718 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Nazarene University the most popular school in Idaho for nursing students working on their master’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 223 master’s degrees in 2021-2022.

On average, master’s degree students take out $41,718 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NNU. In 2020-2021 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
1,063 Total Awards
$10,068 Average Tuition & Fees
$28,608 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho list. Located in Boise, Idaho, the large public school awarded 1,063 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2021-2022.

On average, master’s degree students take out $28,608 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.

Boise State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2020-2021 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
556 Total Awards
$10,631 Average Tuition & Fees
$40,171 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pocatello, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 556 students in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their master’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $40,171 in student loans. Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.

ISU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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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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