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Boise State University tops this year’s ranking as the best school in Idaho for overall quality.
Upon graduation, bachelor’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $51,658 during the early years of their career..
by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen pursuing a degree in today's world, there are many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Top Idaho Colleges ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
We analyzed 10 colleges and universities across Idaho to determine which were the best in terms of overall quality. Our ranking methodology focuses on over 20 different objective factors - such as graduation rate, post graduate earnings, and a school's average expenditure per student - to make this determination.
Learn more about our ranking methodology.
We've developed a number of other tools and rankings to help you make your college decision. Start by filtering this list by location or field of study and then explore our other rankings that feature schools great for different groups of students such as veterans or returnings adults.
We've created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you're torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another!
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Boise State University tops this year’s ranking as the best school in Idaho for overall quality.
Upon graduation, bachelor’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $51,658 during the early years of their career..
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Idaho.
Those who receive a bachelor’s degree from U of I go into careers with an average salary of $54,670 during the early years of their career.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at North Idaho College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Idaho.
Upon graduation, bachelor’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $40,081 during the early years of their career..
A rank of #4 on our Best Colleges in Idaho list means Idaho State University is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree.
Graduates with a bachelor’s degree from ISU make an average of $45,608 per year during the early years of their career.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2025 Best Colleges in Idaho list.
Upon graduation, bachelor’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $53,406 during the early years of their career..
Lewis - Clark State College landed the #6 spot on the 2025 Best Colleges in Idaho ranking.
Those who receive a bachelor’s degree from Lewis - Clark State College go into careers with an average salary of $46,001 during the early years of their career.
Northwest Nazarene University landed the #7 spot on the 2025 Best Colleges in Idaho ranking.
Those who receive a bachelor’s degree from NNU go into careers with an average salary of $51,719 during the early years of their career.
College of Western Idaho did quite well in the 2025 Best Colleges in Idaho ranking, coming in at #8.
With a ranking of #9, College of Southern Idaho did quite well on the 2025 Best Colleges in Idaho list.
Upon graduation, bachelor’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $40,916 during the early years of their career..
College of Eastern Idaho landed the #10 spot on the 2025 Best Colleges in Idaho ranking.
The average salary of a graduate with a bachelor’s degree from CEI is $42,057 during the early years of their career.
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.