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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Idaho to determine which ones were the best for computer science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 271 degrees in computer science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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 country for getting a degree in computer science. Located in the midsize 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 schools nationwide means Boise State is a great university overall.
There were about 111 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in computer science has to take a look at University of Idaho. U of I is a large public university located in the town of Moscow. A Best Colleges rank of #489 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U of I is a great university overall.
There were about 68 computer science students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in computer science needs to look into Brigham Young University - Idaho. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were approximately 49 computer science students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I in the most recent data year.
It's difficult 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 5th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were approximately 26 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.
