by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Idaho” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,916 and had an average of $25,426 in loans still to pay off.
Across Idaho, there were 1,609 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,792 and $25,720 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Idaho” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in nursing. That schools that top this list have a program in nursing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The nursing 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 Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Idaho”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Idaho”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carrington College, Boise. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Idaho list. Carrington College, Boise is a small school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 79 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis - Clark State College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Idaho. This small school is located in Lewiston, Idaho, and it awarded 212 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Eastern Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Idaho Falls, Idaho, this small public school awarded 66 degrees to qualified ’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Nazarene University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Idaho. NNU is a small school located in Nampa, Idaho that handed out 96 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Read full report on Nursing at Northwest Nazarene University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Idaho. Boise State University is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 493 ’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Idaho State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Idaho ranking, coming in at #6. Idaho State University is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 197 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Idaho came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Idaho ranking. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized school located in Twin Falls, Idaho that handed out 82 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, North Idaho College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Idaho list. NIC is a small public school situated in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. It awarded 64 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Brigham Young University - Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Idaho list. This large school is located in Rexburg, Idaho, and it awarded 276 ’s nursing 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%.
College of Western Idaho ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Idaho list. College of Western Idaho is located in Nampa, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 ’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
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