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title: Boise State University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Boise, ID
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Boise State University

Boise, ID · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $51,658 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $32,650 – $76,483 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $14,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 60% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $28,224 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 67% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.27× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $23,658 | derived |

**60% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $14,000 (≈ 27% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $20,885 to $99,882 across 54 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $99,882 | $46,475 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $74,383 | $40,804 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,319 | $32,250 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,923 | $26,000 |
| Construction Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,628 | $23,250 |
| Materials Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,028 | $21,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,061 | $17,033 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,725 | $24,667 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,487 | $16,551 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $58,634 | $17,484 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $58,454 | $25,650 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $56,181 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $54,807 | $19,823 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,345 | $26,880 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,480 | $13,550 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $47,522 | $23,596 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $45,768 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,367 | $20,970 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,360 | $20,000 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $45,332 | $29,006 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $44,668 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,652 | $21,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $43,008 | $24,705 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,135 | $20,500 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,928 | $19,900 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $37,833 | not reported |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,723 | $21,324 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,016 | $24,051 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,812 | $25,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $35,408 | $47,316 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Master's Degree | $34,865 | not reported |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,651 | $25,002 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,474 | $21,929 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,120 | $22,177 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,068 | $25,360 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,906 | $24,547 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,886 | $20,375 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,023 | $20,500 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,463 | $23,635 |
| Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,275 | $24,469 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,918 | $20,600 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,855 | $25,475 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $29,568 | $13,959 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,293 | $22,953 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,517 | $18,616 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,486 | $21,500 |
| Social Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,337 | $23,900 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,706 | $26,618 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,921 | $23,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,576 | $22,708 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,915 | $20,096 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,643 | $24,618 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,213 | $20,399 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,885 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Boise State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?142115

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