Which University of Idaho major has the lowest debt?

Accounting graduates leave with a median of $15,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 42 University of Idaho bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Idaho cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $9,084 a year, and $28,320 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $14,831 a year.

How many University of Idaho programs report graduate pay?

45 bachelor's programs at University of Idaho report first-year pay, and 42 of them also report federal debt.

University of Idaho Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Moscow, ID
7,747 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

45 University of Idaho bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Electrical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($80,700), and Theatre the least ($19,880). The median program pays $36,200.

In-state tuition and fees$9,084Per year. Out-of-state $28,320

Average net price after aid$14,831Per year

Graduation rate57%Within 6 years

Admission rate76%Of applicants

All 45 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Idaho" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Idaho. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Idaho
1	Electrical EngineeringAbout 22 graduates a year	$80,700	$97,164	$27,000	1st of 3
2	Chemical EngineeringAbout 12 graduates a year	$75,915	$86,046	$27,000	1st of 1
3	Computer ScienceAbout 36 graduates a year	$70,276	$113,175	$25,500	3rd of 4
4	Civil EngineeringAbout 32 graduates a year	$68,885	$80,624	$21,500	1st of 2
5	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 56 graduates a year	$65,409	$86,119	$25,000	3rd of 4
6	Business AdministrationAbout 40 graduates a year	$59,334	$82,097	$23,000	1st of 7
7	Management Information SystemsAbout 10 graduates a year	$52,920	Not reported	$17,457	1st of 1
8	Human ResourcesAbout 27 graduates a year	$49,442	$64,112	$22,087	2nd of 2
9	Agricultural BusinessAbout 23 graduates a year	$48,338	$60,613	$17,956	2nd of 2
10	ForestryAbout 36 graduates a year	$47,399	$60,155	$18,000	1st of 1
11	FinanceAbout 40 graduates a year	$46,428	$69,037	$21,400	4th of 4
12	MarketingAbout 65 graduates a year	$45,555	$62,208	$24,926	2nd of 4
13	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 37 graduates a year	$45,327	$51,940	$29,000	1st of 4
14	Business EconomicsAbout 28 graduates a year	$44,655	$75,882	$26,000	2nd of 2
15	Plant ScienceAbout 22 graduates a year	$44,559	$55,865	Not reported	1st of 1
16	ArchitectureGraduates a year not reported	$44,215	$62,407	$24,900	1st of 1
17	Teacher EducationAbout 75 graduates a year	$40,677	$47,927	$26,750	4th of 6
18	AccountingAbout 36 graduates a year	$40,001	$66,809	$15,000	6th of 6
19	BiologyAbout 17 graduates a year	$39,368	$51,694	$21,250	1st of 6
20	ChemistryAbout 12 graduates a year	$38,664	Not reported	$24,508	1st of 1
21	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 42 graduates a year	$38,136	$47,892	$26,000	1st of 1
22	Animal ScienceAbout 56 graduates a year	$36,486	$45,571	$25,000	1st of 2
23	Romance LanguagesAbout 10 graduates a year	$36,200	Not reported	$16,835	2nd of 3
24	MicrobiologyAbout 6 graduates a year	$36,118	Not reported	$24,250	1st of 1
25	Foods and NutritionAbout 12 graduates a year	$35,212	$49,550	$29,566	1st of 1
26	Environmental Management and PolicyAbout 11 graduates a year	$34,542	Not reported	$26,000	1st of 1
27	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 16 graduates a year	$34,340	$37,261	$27,701	1st of 2
28	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 6 graduates a year	$34,251	Not reported	$25,875	2nd of 2
29	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 40 graduates a year	$33,620	$42,977	$26,209	2nd of 5
30	JournalismAbout 15 graduates a year	$33,253	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
31	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 6 graduates a year	$32,662	$51,242	$26,000	1st of 1
32	Ecology and EvolutionAbout 15 graduates a year	$31,656	Not reported	$19,375	1st of 1
33	SociologyAbout 30 graduates a year	$31,440	$46,543	$23,572	1st of 4
34	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 21 graduates a year	$31,028	$40,356	$22,500	1st of 2
35	Wildlife ScienceAbout 22 graduates a year	$31,022	$46,473	$26,500	2nd of 2
36	International RelationsAbout 32 graduates a year	$30,261	$58,204	$24,400	1st of 1
37	MusicAbout 22 graduates a year	$30,191	$34,902	Not reported	1st of 1
38	PsychologyAbout 133 graduates a year	$28,289	$46,618	$25,500	3rd of 5
39	Political ScienceAbout 23 graduates a year	$27,881	$44,755	$21,643	4th of 4
40	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 15 graduates a year	$27,484	$54,261	$25,000	3rd of 3
41	Multicultural and Diversity StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$26,539	$52,794	$18,622	1st of 1
42	Graphic CommunicationsAbout 18 graduates a year	$25,848	$49,983	$26,958	1st of 1
43	Writing and RhetoricAbout 19 graduates a year	$25,574	Not reported	$26,650	1st of 1
44	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 12 graduates a year	$22,617	$44,641	$25,239	2nd of 2
45	TheatreAbout 13 graduates a year	$19,880	$24,363	$21,287	1st of 2

Program names link to the program's own page, and Idaho ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Idaho programs in the field do too.

2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Electrical Engineering$80,700
Chemical Engineering$75,915
Computer Science$70,276
Civil Engineering$68,885
Mechanical Engineering$65,409

Lowest median debt

Accounting$15,000
Romance Languages$16,835
Management Information Systems$17,457
Agricultural Business$17,956
Forestry$18,000

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 133 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 75 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 65 graduates a year
Mechanical EngineeringAbout 56 graduates a year
Animal ScienceAbout 56 graduates a year

Common questions

Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $80,700 in their first year, the most of 45 University of Idaho bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Idaho rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels