Public · Boise, Idaho
Boise State University: cost, debt and earnings by major
82 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $16,035
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 61%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 87%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 17,674
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $19,678
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 5.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $13,022 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $12,810 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $13,860 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $17,212 |
| $110,000+ | $21,727 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (12)
- Computer Engineering$82,550 (1 yr)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$61,544
- Anthropology$58,858 (1 yr)
- Data Analytics$57,572 (1 yr)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$56,877
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,835
- Business/Commerce, General$51,285
- American Sign Language$42,528 (1 yr)
- Dispute Resolution$41,758 (1 yr)
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$37,520 (1 yr)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$37,111
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$21,677 (1 yr)
Associate's programs (2)
Bachelor's programs (48)
- Computer Science$112,120
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,680
- Construction Management$95,250
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,491
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$89,863
- Mechanical Engineering$85,354
- Civil Engineering$81,405
- Chemistry$78,901
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$77,439
- Materials Engineering$75,650 (1 yr)
- Applied Mathematics$75,336
- Economics$71,817
- Finance and Financial Management Services$70,449
- Accounting and Related Services$69,257
- Engineering, General$66,868 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$66,283
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$65,089
- Marketing$65,040
- Physics$64,459
- Business/Commerce, General$64,202
- International Business$62,964
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$60,164
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$58,562
- Political Science and Government$55,478
- Social Work$55,188
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$53,995
- Communication and Media Studies$53,278
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$51,708
- Psychology, General$51,184
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$50,697
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$50,297
- Social Sciences, General$49,683
- History$49,625
- Biology, General$49,570
- Public Health$48,637 (1 yr)
- Mathematics$48,582
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$47,505
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$47,419
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$44,684
- Sociology$44,676
- Special Education and Teaching$44,446 (1 yr)
- Design and Applied Arts$42,527
- English Language and Literature, General$39,059
- Anthropology$36,830
- Music$35,412 (1 yr)
- Education, General$31,423 (1 yr)
- International/Globalization Studies$30,814 (1 yr)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$26,993 (1 yr)
Post-baccalaureate certificate programs (2)
Master's programs (17)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$128,689
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$107,178
- Human Resources Management and Services$94,774 (1 yr)
- Accounting and Related Services$93,228
- Educational/Instructional Media Design$75,451
- Educational Administration and Supervision$74,993
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$73,481
- Public Health$72,621
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$65,780 (1 yr)
- Public Administration$65,231
- Social Work$64,464
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$61,718
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$59,920
- Special Education and Teaching$56,761
- Curriculum and Instruction$54,595
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$48,561
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$45,243 (1 yr)