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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Education in Idaho

12 Ranked Colleges
1,640 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Education Major in Idaho

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 “Most Well Attended Education Major in Idaho” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 327,871 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.

Across Idaho, there were 1,640 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,020 and $22,965 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in Idaho” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in education. To top this list, a school must have a successful education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Education Major in Idaho

The colleges and universities below are the best for idaho education students.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school handed out 587 diplomas to qualified ’s education students in 2020-2021.

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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Idaho. BYU - I is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rexburg, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 380 ’s 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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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Idaho. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 219 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Idaho list. ISU is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 158 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Idaho list. Northwest Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nampa, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 112 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Lewis - Clark State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Idaho ranking, coming in at #6. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school situated in Lewiston, Idaho. It awarded 56 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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College of Western Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Idaho ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Nampa, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 47 degrees to qualified ’s education students in 2020-2021.

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College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho

College of Southern Idaho came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Idaho ranking. Twin Falls, Idaho is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.

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North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

North Idaho College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Idaho ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, this small public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified ’s education students in 2020-2021.

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The College of Idaho
Caldwell, Idaho

The College of Idaho landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Idaho ranking. The College of Idaho is a small school located in Caldwell, Idaho that handed out 16 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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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Boise Bible College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Idaho ranking. Boise Bible College is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s education degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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New Saint Andrews College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Idaho ranking. New Saint Andrews is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s education degrees to qualified students.

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