Top Ranked Programs
Boise State University's program mix is anchored in health, business, and applied professional fields — a signature that reflects the university's role as a comprehensive public institution serving Idaho's growing economy. Health programs represent 18% of graduates, making Business the dominant concentration, followed by Engineering at 5% and Social Sciences at 5%. Across 58 programs, 38 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, collectively serving roughly 4,072 students annually. The program with the strongest combination of scale and earnings is Nursing, which anchors Boise State University's economic profile by pairing a large graduate cohort with competitive four-year earnings. Among the most popular programs, Nursing program graduates 509 students with median earnings of $91,491 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks it #86 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions and Business/Commerce, General also enroll large cohorts of 291 and 209 graduates respectively, with four-year median earnings of $89,863 and $64,202, reflecting the breadth of workforce-ready pathways Boise State University offers across health and professional fields. The highest-earning programs at Boise State University are concentrated in technical and applied disciplines. Computer Science leads with median earnings of $112,120 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks it #97 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Nursing and Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions follow, with graduates earning $91,491 and $89,863 respectively — programs that feed directly into Idaho's expanding technology and healthcare labor markets. These high-mobility pathways contrast with fields like Psychology, General and Communication and Media Studies, which are more locally oriented and often serve as foundations for graduate or professional study. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these program families align with national and regional labor-market trends.