by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Idaho” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Information Technology is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 40,555 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,525 and had an average of $26,794 in loans still to pay off.
Across Idaho, there were 158 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,470 and $14,969 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Idaho” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. That schools that top this list have a program in information technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Idaho” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Idaho”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. College of Western Idaho is a fairly large school located in Nampa, Idaho that handed out 96 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at College of Western Idaho
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis - Clark State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lewis - Clark State College is a public institution located in Lewiston, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Lewis - Clark State College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Eastern Idaho. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Idaho. Located in Idaho Falls, Idaho, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified ’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, North Idaho College landed the #4 spot on the list. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IT degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #5 spot on the list. BYU - I is located in Rexburg, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Idaho State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Idaho ranking. Idaho State University is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Boise State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Idaho ranking. Boise State University is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #7, University of Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Idaho list. University of Idaho is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
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