{"h1":"Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Idaho","faq":[{"a":"University of Idaho leads Idaho among colleges for earnings: its former students earn a median of $55k ten years after enrolling, against $47k for the typical college in this list.","q":"Which certification ranks first: colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in idaho?"},{"a":"11 colleges have at least 500 students enrolled, so the list has 11 entries.","q":"How many colleges are ranked?"},{"a":"Earnings are the median earnings of students who received federal financial aid, ten years after they first enrolled, as published in the Department of Education College Scorecard. They describe past students, not a promise for future ones. Only colleges with at least 500 students and published earnings are ranked. A college's earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as what the college teaches.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.","q":"How often is it updated?"}],"lead":"University of Idaho leads Idaho among colleges for earnings: its former students earn a median of $55k ten years after enrolling, against $47k for the typical college in this list.","minN":500,"rows":[{"n":7747,"bar":1,"key":"college:142285","sub":"ID","href":"/higher-education/idaho/university-of-idaho","name":"University of Idaho","rank":1,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"57%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$14,831"},{"label":"Public","value":"7,747 students"}],"value":54670,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"$55k"},{"n":44397,"bar":0.9768794585695995,"key":"college:142522","sub":"ID","href":"/higher-education/idaho/brigham-young-university-idaho","name":"Brigham Young University-Idaho","rank":2,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"55%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$8,221"},{"label":"Private nonprofit","value":"44,397 students"}],"value":53406,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"$53k"},{"n":1024,"bar":0.9460215840497531,"key":"college:142461","sub":"ID","href":"/higher-education/idaho/northwest-nazarene-university","name":"Northwest Nazarene University","rank":3,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"71%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$29,580"},{"label":"Private nonprofit","value":"1,024 students"}],"value":51719,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"$52k"},{"n":17674,"bar":0.9449057984269252,"key":"college:142115","sub":"ID","href":"/higher-education/idaho/boise-state-university","name":"Boise State University","rank":4,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"60%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$21,610"},{"label":"Public","value":"17,674 students"}],"value":51658,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"$52k"},{"n":1041,"bar":0.8866471556612402,"key":"college:142294","sub":"ID","href":"/higher-education/idaho/the-college-of-idaho","name":"The College of Idaho","rank":5,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"63%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$19,481"},{"label":"Private nonprofit","value":"1,041 students"}],"value":48473,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"$48k"},{"n":2385,"bar":0.8414304005853301,"key":"college:142328","sub":"ID","href":"/higher-education/idaho/lewis-clark-state-college","name":"Lewis-Clark State College","rank":6,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"40%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$15,635"},{"label":"Public","value":"2,385 students"}],"value":46001,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"$46k"},{"n":7583,"bar":0.8342418145235047,"key":"college:142276","sub":"ID","href":"/higher-education/idaho/idaho-state-university","name":"Idaho State University","rank":7,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"39%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$12,193"},{"label":"Public","value":"7,583 students"}],"value":45608,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"$46k"},{"n":1478,"bar":0.7692884580208524,"key":"college:142179","sub":"ID","href":"/higher-education/idaho/college-of-eastern-idaho","name":"College of Eastern Idaho","rank":8,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"39%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$8,778"},{"label":"Public","value":"1,478 students"}],"value":42057,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"$42k"},{"n":3810,"bar":0.7484177794036949,"key":"college:142559","sub":"ID","href":"/higher-education/idaho/college-of-southern-idaho","name":"College of Southern Idaho","rank":9,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"33%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$6,095"},{"label":"Public","value":"3,810 students"}],"value":40916,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"$41k"},{"n":2619,"bar":0.7331443204682642,"key":"college:142443","sub":"ID","href":"/higher-education/idaho/north-idaho-college","name":"North Idaho College","rank":10,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"38%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$10,575"},{"label":"Public","value":"2,619 students"}],"value":40081,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"$40k"},{"n":594,"bar":0.686263032741906,"key":"college:496326","sub":"ID","href":"/higher-education/idaho/eagle-gate-college-boise-campus","name":"Eagle Gate College-Boise Campus","rank":11,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"Not available"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$30,241"},{"label":"Private for-profit","value":"594 students"}],"value":37518,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"$38k"}],"slug":"colleges-with-the-highest-earnings-in-idaho","unit":"students","scope":{"id":"idaho","kind":"state","name":"Idaho"},"title":"Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Idaho","family":"Higher education","method":["Earnings are the median earnings of students who received federal financial aid, ten years after they first enrolled, as published in the Department of Education College Scorecard. They describe past students, not a promise for future ones.","Only colleges with at least 500 students and published earnings are ranked. A college's earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as what the college teaches."],"builtAt":"2026-11-03T03:37:23.486Z","edition":"2026-11","measure":"collegepay","sources":["U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (median earnings, completion, net price), as held in our college tables"],"baseline":{"label":"the typical college in this list","valueLabel":"$47k"},"keyFacts":["#1 University of Idaho, ID: $55k","#2 Brigham Young University-Idaho, ID: $53k","#3 Northwest Nazarene University, ID: $52k","11 colleges ranked across Idaho","Data as of November 2026"],"placeNoun":"colleges","commentary":["The top ten is tightly packed: University of Idaho leads on $55k, and #10 North Idaho College is at $40k.","Northwest Nazarene University reaches #3 on a sample of 1,024 students enrolled, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.","Brigham Young University-Idaho is the largest market in the top ten, with 44,397 students enrolled behind its figure.","Colleges with fewer than 500 students enrolled are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful."],"license":"Free to use and share with a link to https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/colleges-with-the-highest-earnings-in-idaho"}