Computer Science is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #8 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Idaho to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of computer science. Combined, these schools handed out 295 degrees in computer science to qualified students.
Your choice of computer science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Computer Science 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 Computer Science Schools in Idaho list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of computer science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Boise State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer science. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #512 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boise State is a great university overall.
There were about 146 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in computer science has to check out University of Idaho. U of I is a large public university located in the distant town of Moscow. A Best Colleges rank of #845 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U of I is a great university overall.
There were roughly 47 computer science students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available.
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Every student pursuing a degree in computer science has to check out Brigham Young University - Idaho. 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 5th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 64 computer science students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Idaho State University if you want to pursue a degree in computer science. ISU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Pocatello. This university ranks 4th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were about 21 computer science students who graduated with this degree at ISU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Notes and References
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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Your choice of computer science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Computer Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
