Programs & majors brief
Boise State University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Boise State University?
58 of 58 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 126 | $112,120 | #88 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 37 | $100,680 | #163 |
| Construction Management | 52 | $95,250 | #15 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 509 | $91,491 | #85 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 291 | $89,863 | #9 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 93 | $85,354 | #210 |
| Civil Engineering | 39 | $81,405 | #151 |
| Chemistry | 39 | $78,901 | #21 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 39 | $77,439 | #150 |
| Applied Mathematics small degree count | 14 | $75,336 | — |
| Economics small degree count | 16 | $71,817 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 78 | $70,449 | #148 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 101 | $69,257 | #188 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 181 | $66,283 | #194 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 90 | $65,089 | #20 |
| Marketing | 105 | $65,040 | #124 |
| Physics small degree count | 12 | $64,459 | — |
| Business/Commerce, General | 209 | $64,202 | #37 |
| International Business small degree count | 17 | $62,964 | — |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 180 | $60,164 | #12 |
| Political Science and Government | 77 | $55,478 | #214 |
| Social Work | 69 | $55,188 | #68 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 18 | $53,995 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 183 | $53,278 | #143 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 158 | $51,708 | #16 |
| Psychology, General | 193 | $51,184 | #174 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 45 | $50,697 | #106 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 116 | $50,297 | #155 |
| Social Sciences, General small degree count | 16 | $49,683 | — |
| History | 31 | $49,625 | #190 |
| Biology, General | 148 | $49,570 | #307 |
| Mathematics small degree count | 15 | $48,582 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 55 | $47,505 | #124 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 84 | $47,419 | #160 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 24 | $44,684 | #121 |
| Sociology | 49 | $44,676 | #225 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 106 | $42,527 | #107 |
| Anthropology | 22 | $36,830 | #131 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Education, General small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Materials Engineering | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering, General small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 35 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Literature | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 111 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International/Globalization Studies small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Data Analytics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Urban Studies/Affairs small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health | 60 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Boise State University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Boise State University majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions#9
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other#12
- Construction Management#15
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General#16
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other#20
- Chemistry#21
- Business/Commerce, General#37
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#85
- Communication and Media Studies Included by program size#143
- Psychology, General Included by program size#174
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
Outcomes at Boise State University vary sharply by field, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. Of the 38 programs with published earnings data, 31 carry an Azimuth national rank.
Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year. The degree mix is led by Health Professions, which accounts for 25.5% of bachelor's degrees awarded.
Business follows at 18.5%, and Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies makes up 6.6%. Allied Health Professions is the university's strongest national showing, ranked #9 within its field and #1 in Idaho, with completers earning a median of $89,863 four years after completion.
Business/Commerce sits at #37 nationally and #1 in Idaho, with median earnings of $64,202. The highest earnings belong to Computer Science completers at $112,120, from 126 degrees awarded.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.