by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Idaho” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 99,265 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,712 and had an average of $26,539 in loans still to pay off.
Across Idaho, there were 563 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,959 and $29,303 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 433 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,020 and $24,050 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Idaho” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. That schools that top this list have a program in accounting in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Idaho” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Idaho”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis - Clark State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Idaho list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school situated in Lewiston, Idaho. It awarded 38 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Nazarene University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Idaho. Northwest Nazarene University is located in Nampa, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Idaho list. This large school is located in Rexburg, Idaho, and it awarded 168 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Idaho. Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 126 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Idaho landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Idaho ranking. University of Idaho is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 38 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, The College of Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Idaho list. The College of Idaho is a small school located in Caldwell, Idaho that handed out 4 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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