🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants.

✅ Best for

  • Students drawn to Business, Management, & Marketing or Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (the two biggest majors)
  • Students who thrive in a large, programmatic environment

🎯 The reality

  • Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 980, or ACT below 20 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Total enrollment
44,397
20,000 and above
In-state tuition
$4,800
sticker, before aid
Tuition
$4,800
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)
Admit rate
97.0%
Accepts the majority
SAT middle 50%
980–1200
EBRW + Math composite
ACT middle 50%
20–26
composite
Test policy
Test-optional
2023
10-yr earnings
$53,406
median, after entry

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$40,447
Earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$53,406
4-year completion
55%
Median debt (completers)
$13,969
Cost of attendance
$15,246
sticker price, not net
Pell-eligible students
24%

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Brigham Young University-Idaho

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Brigham Young University-Idaho actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Business, Management, & Marketing
1,213 degrees · 30.8%
Typical career outcomes
Financial Analyst $100k Management Analyst (Consultant) $99k Marketing Manager $158k Accountant / Auditor $80k
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
2. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
918 degrees · 23.3%
Typical career outcomes
Project Manager $99k Management Analyst $99k Research Analyst $79k
Often paired with another field (data + biology, design + tech). Outcomes match the second discipline.
3. Family & Consumer Sciences
639 degrees · 16.2%
Typical career outcomes
Dietitian / Nutritionist $70k Social / Community Service Mgr $77k Hospitality Manager $65k
Nutrition, dietetics, child & family services, hospitality.
4. Computer & Information Sciences
618 degrees · 15.7%
Typical career outcomes
Software Developer $132k Data Scientist $108k Information Security Analyst $120k Web Developer $85k
High-paying tech roles dominate. Median software roles cluster in the $90k-$130k range.
5. Health Professions
556 degrees · 14.1%
Typical career outcomes
Registered Nurse $86k Physician Assistant $130k Pharmacist $136k Physical Therapist (post-DPT) $100k
Highest-paying group on this list, but most careers require additional training beyond a 4-year degree.

Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.

💼 Top programs by earnings

Highest-earning majors at Brigham Young University-Idaho

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major (CIP code). From the federal College Scorecard program-level outcomes.

Major (CIP) Credential Cohort 1-yr earnings 4-yr earnings
Computer Science. Bachelor's Degree 64 $77,316 $117,895
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. Bachelor's Degree $75,836 $113,755
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. Bachelor's Degree 20 $85,411 $103,769
Computer and Information Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree 207 $63,444 $96,249
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. Bachelor's Degree 34 $70,563 $93,873
Construction Management. Bachelor's Degree 83 $75,779 $91,759
Finance and Financial Management Services. Bachelor's Degree 187 $56,043 $89,686
Accounting and Related Services. Bachelor's Degree 147 $56,800 $88,548
Mechanical Engineering. Bachelor's Degree 85 $68,943 $86,239
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. Bachelor's Degree 57 $62,440 $84,896

For full college-vs-major comparison + ROI leaderboards, see /college-outcomes →

🤖 AI program signal

AI + computing education at Brigham Young University-Idaho

CS degrees (annual)
201
CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →

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