Accounting (Bachelor's) Programs in Idaho, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- 6 programs report first-year pay
- 6 also report federal debt
- Bachelor's in Accounting and Related Services
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
The median Idaho accounting bachelor's program pays its graduates $46,752 in their first year, $7,308 less than the national median. BYU-Idaho reports the highest first-year pay ($56,800), and BYU-Idaho the lowest median debt ($14,285).
All 6 programs, ranked
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.
Debt and first-year pay at every Idaho accounting program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Idaho medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Quick picks
Highest first-year pay
- BYU-Idaho$56,800
- Boise State$53,118
- Northwest Nazarene University$48,648
- Idaho State$44,855
- Lewis-Clark State College$43,798
Lowest median debt
- BYU-Idaho$14,285
- University of Idaho$15,000
- Boise State$22,124
- Idaho State$24,560
- Northwest Nazarene University$26,750
Lowest debt for the pay
"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to accounting, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Accountants and Auditors
$74,730Median pay in Idaho. 5,570 people work in this job in Idaho. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 115,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$48,310Median pay in Idaho. 9,540 people work in this job in Idaho. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 144,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: some college, no degree.
Financial Managers
$127,210Median pay in Idaho. 3,120 people work in this job in Idaho. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 65,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Financial and Investment Analysts
$100,830Median pay in Idaho. 680 people work in this job in Idaho. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Common questions
BYU-Idaho in Rexburg reports the highest median first-year pay, $56,800. Its median federal debt is $14,285.
BYU-Idaho reports the lowest median federal debt, $14,285, with first-year pay of $56,800.
The median across 6 Idaho accounting bachelor's programs is $46,752 in the first year after graduating and $67,888 five years after.
6 Idaho programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.
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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.
- 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.
- Medians are across the accounting bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024