If you pursue a degree in accounting, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #8 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Accounting Schools in Idaho ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 563 degrees in accounting during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of accounting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Accounting School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Accounting Schools in Idaho list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the accounting degree levels they offer.
University of Idaho is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in accounting. U of I is a 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 roughly 64 accounting students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the accounting degree program at University of Idaho get $3,242 above the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
It is hard to beat Boise State University if you want to pursue a degree in accounting. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a fairly 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 roughly 169 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent year we have data available. Accounting degree recipients from Boise State University receive an earnings boost of about $6,042 over the typical income of accounting majors.
It is hard to beat Northwest Nazarene University if you wish to pursue a degree in accounting. NNU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize suburb of Nampa. A Best Colleges rank of #895 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NNU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 15 accounting students who graduated with this degree at NNU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, accounting degree recipients usually make an average of $44,441 in the first five years of their career.
Every student pursuing a degree in accounting has to take a look at Idaho State University. ISU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pocatello. This university ranks 5th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were approximately 65 accounting students who graduated with this degree at ISU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the accounting program make an average of $45,162 in the first couple years of working.
Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #668 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU - I is a great university overall.
There were approximately 168 accounting students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, accounting degree recipients generally make about $46,585 in their early careers.
CWI is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Nampa. This college ranks 9th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were about 6 accounting students who graduated with this degree at CWI in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 10th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were approximately 48 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Lewis - Clark State College in the most recent data year. After graduating, accounting degree recipients generally earn about $38,433 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the remote town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 8th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were about 15 accounting students who graduated with this degree at College of Southern Idaho in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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