A degree in social sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #5 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Social Sciences Schools in Idaho ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 750 degrees in social sciences during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of social sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Social Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Social Sciences Schools in Idaho.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the social sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat University of Idaho if you want to pursue a degree in social sciences. U of I is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Moscow. A Best Colleges rank of #489 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of I is a great university overall.
There were about 205 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, social sciences degree recipients typically make about $30,667 in their early careers.
Every student who is interested in social sciences has to look into Boise State University. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #526 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boise State is a great university overall.
There were about 219 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent data year. After graduating, social sciences degree recipients generally make an average of $30,143 at the beginning of their careers.
Idaho State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in social sciences. ISU is a large public university located in the city of Pocatello. This university ranks 5th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 100 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at ISU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the social sciences program state that they receive average early career earnings of $24,628.
Brigham Young University - Idaho is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in social sciences. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 102 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, social sciences degree recipients usually make around $30,159 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).