2027 Best Value General Public Health Schools in Idaho

[General Public Health](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/public-health-general/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general public health education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general public health students.
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2027 Best Value General Public Health Schools in Idaho
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general public health, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value General Public Health Schools
Our analysis ranked Brigham Young University Idaho the best value for a degree in general public health in Idaho. Set in the town of Rexburg, Brigham Young University Idaho is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $4,800 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $13,048 to complete the general public health program here. General Public Health graduates of Brigham Young University Idaho earn a median of $30,128 early in their careers. Set against $13,048 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 96%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Boise State University earned it the #2 place for general public health. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State University is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $9,048, while out-of-state students pay about $27,788. Typical student debt for general public health graduates is $22,758. Early-career general public health graduates make about $51,323. That is a strong return on a $22,758 median debt. Boise State University admits about 87% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.