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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Idaho

6 Colleges
$44,020 Avg Salary
$22,965 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education School for You

Education is the most popular major in Idaho with 673 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Education Schools in Idaho ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Idaho to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Colleges.

Our analysis found Boise State University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a degree in Idaho. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Out of the 6 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 2 spot on the list. U of I is a large public school located in the town of Moscow.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Idaho list. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Nampa.

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#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Out of the 6 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

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#5

The College of Idaho

Caldwell, ID

The excellent programs at The College of Idaho helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Idaho. The College of Idaho is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Caldwell.

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With a ranking of #6, New Saint Andrews College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Located in the distant town of Moscow, New Saint Andrews is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 9,070
Colorado 2,359
Montana 397
Wyoming 164

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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