Boise State University
Boise State University is a public college in Boise, ID. Its average net price is $16,035 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $13,022 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $12,810 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $13,860 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $17,212 |
| $110,001 and up | $21,727 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $52,832 |
| 8 years after entry | $55,302 |
| 10 years after entry | $60,091 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $60,316 n=115 | $20,491 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $85,702 n=308 | $21,500 n=333 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | $52,960 National median for this major n=144 | Not published |
| Biology | $37,611 n=137 | $20,500 n=135 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $58,043 n=244 | $22,199 n=231 |
| Business and Commerce | $52,313 n=200 | $18,000 n=219 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $43,086 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $70,521 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Communications | $41,322 n=215 | $19,500 n=193 |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $66,567 Small program - rough guide n=44 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $87,256 n=139 | $24,750 Small program - rough guide n=99 |
| Construction Management | $79,712 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Criminal Justice | $43,589 n=137 | $19,500 n=129 |
| Data Analytics | $66,895 National median for this major n=494 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $38,300 n=138 | $22,500 n=103 |
| Digital Humanities and Textual Studies | Not published | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $85,801 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $22,250 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $34,181 Small program - rough guide n=59 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $41,209 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | $17,446 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $62,950 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $17,750 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $42,175 n=199 | $20,200 n=206 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $36,985 National median for this major n=2,289 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Literature | $35,235 National median for this major n=380 | Not published |
| Marketing | $50,847 n=117 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=99 |
| Materials Engineering | $75,940 National median for this major n=1,055 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $71,282 Small program - rough guide n=99 | $19,375 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $47,628 n=195 | $26,875 n=179 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $49,814 n=102 | $19,552 Small program - rough guide n=99 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $35,467 National median for this major n=4,169 | $18,675 n=126 |
| Political Science and Government | $44,710 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Psychology | $36,389 n=146 | $19,199 n=191 |
| Public Health | $48,637 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $22,622 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $87,996 n=708 | $25,558 n=530 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | $25,500 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Security Science and Technology | $46,655 National median for this major n=2,893 | $26,674 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Social Work | $42,771 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $25,775 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| Sociology | $36,274 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $23,230 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $40,305 Small program - rough guide n=59 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $43,830 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $21,175 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Teaching | $43,243 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $19,635 Small program - rough guide n=93 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $46,328 National median for this major n=907 | Not published |
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