2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Idaho

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Idaho” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 11,796 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 79th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.

Across Idaho, there were 47 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,020 and $24,050 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Idaho” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Idaho”.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Idaho

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Idaho”.

Top 2 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Idaho

1

Northwest Nazarene University
Nampa, Idaho

#5 overall quality in Idaho

$27,000 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Nazarene University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Nampa, Idaho, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Engineering at Northwest Nazarene University

2

Boise State University
Boise, Idaho

#1 overall quality in Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Idaho list. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Boise State University General Engineering Report

• Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.