Idaho has 1 program titled software engineering at 1 school, and 8 computer science programs. This guide covers each one, what it costs, and what software developers earn in the state.
Kevin ToFounder & Editor·B.S. in Computer Science, Temple University·Updated
Software engineering programs
1
titled software engineering
ABET-accredited
0
ABET’s list, 2026-09-30
Computer science programs
8
IPEDS 2024
Median pay, software developers
$131,590
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Key takeaways
01Idaho has 1 degree titled software engineering, a bachelor’s, at 1 school, plus 8 computer science programs. Each program below is checked against the school’s own page. It is Idaho State’s bachelor’s. It is Idaho State University’s bachelor’s program in Pocatello.
02Software developers in Idaho earned a median of $131,590 in May 2025, against $135,980 nationally, and half earned between $93,740 and $160,570. The state employed 5,750 of them. Nationally, BLS projects the occupation to grow 10.2% from 2025 to 2035, against 3.5% for all occupations.
03Prices in Idaho were 4.5% below the national average in 2024, by the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s measure, and housing stood at 90 against a national 100. At national prices, the state’s developer median goes as far as about $137,790. BEA’s 2024 figures are its latest, a year behind the pay data.
04Neighboring states with programs titled software engineering: Utah (6), Washington (4), Montana (1) and Oregon (1). Each has its own guide with the same comparisons of programs, cost and pay, so a program across the state line can be weighed against one at home, keeping in mind that a public school charges nonresidents more.
05If nothing in Idaho fits, the degree can be taken online. The highest-scoring online programs in our rankings are Kennesaw State’s bachelor’s, at 72.5 out of 100, and Kennesaw State’s master’s, at 67.6. Check with each school that it enrolls students living where you do before you apply.
This guide
Studying software engineering in Idaho
A degree titled software engineering puts design, testing and the management of large software projects at the center, where computer science centers on computation itself. Idaho offers both, and many software engineers hold either one.
What this page covers
Software engineering programs: the 1 bachelor’s or master’s degree in Idaho titled software engineering, each checked against the school’s own page.
Computer science programs: the state’s 8 bachelor’s and master’s programs in computer science, from federal data.
Online programs: software engineering degrees from our rankings that can be completed online.
Not included: associate degrees, certificates, bootcamps, doctoral programs and degrees in related fields such as information technology.
SE programs
Software engineering programs in Idaho
Each program is ranked against the others in Idaho at the same degree level, by the score our national rankings use. Tuition is IPEDS 2023–24; grad rate is the school’s. Full details for a ranked program are on its ranking page.
Bachelor’s
Master’s
Top 3 in Idaho
Not ranked
Bachelor’s in software engineering
1 program, none ranked
Not ranked 1 program, each missing something the score needs
Not rankedNo graduates yet to measure
Idaho State
Pocatello, ID
BSCampus
In-state
$5,992
Out-of-state
$25,102
Completion
59%
Newer program
Every course in the major must be finished with a grade of C- or higher in this Idaho State University degree, which totals 120 credits. The curriculum leans toward security: required courses include Secure Client Server Web Development, Secure Mobile Application Development, Secure Systems and Networks, and Foundations in Cybersecurity and Resilience.
Students also take introductory business law and project management, plus two upper-level computer science electives. General education accounts for 37 to 39 of the 120 credits. There are no program admission requirements for the major, so admission to the university at Pocatello is the entry point.
Compare
Idaho software engineering programs side by side
Idaho software engineering programs compared, by level
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Program
Format
In-state
Out-of- state
Grads/ yr
ABET
Scoreof 100
Bachelor’s in software engineering · 1 program, none ranked
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24, at the program’s level (a master’s figure is the school’s graduate average). Grad rate: the school’s six-year rate for bachelor’s students. Grads/yr: IPEDS, three-year average. ABET: ABET’s list, retrieved 2026-09-30. #: the program’s rank among Idaho’s ranked programs at its level; NR, not ranked. Score: out of 100, the same score as on the ranking pages.
Computer science
Computer science programs in Idaho
5 schools in the table below.
Computer science is the neighboring degree, and many software engineers hold it. These rows come from federal data, not from each school’s page.
Also offered: master’s at Boise State, Idaho State and University of Idaho.
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24, in-state, before fees and aid; undergraduate for a bachelor’s, and for a master’s the school-wide average across graduate students, which excludes program fees. School grad rate: the school’s six-year rate for bachelor’s students (IPEDS). ABET: on ABET’s computing (CAC) or engineering (EAC) list, retrieved 2026-10-05; a blank cell means not accredited. A school is in the table when it has at least two of a tuition figure, a grad rate or ABET accreditation, and a program page we could link; the rest are listed under it. SE track: named on the school’s own page.
Cost
What it costs in Idaho
Too few schools here publish a federal tuition figure for a Idaho median, so this is each program’s own figure: graduate tuition for a master’s, undergraduate for a bachelor’s, as on its card.
Prices in Idaho were 95.5 against a national 100 in 2024, and housing 90, by the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s Regional Price Parities. 2024 is BEA’s latest year, a year behind the May 2025 pay figures on this page.
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24, each program’s school-wide figure at its level (graduate or undergraduate). A median needs at least 3 schools. Excludes fees, housing and aid. Prices: BEA Regional Price Parities by state, 2024, all items and housing services.
Job market
The software job market in Idaho
Idaho employed 5,750 software developers in May 2025. Its location quotient for the occupation is 0.62: the jobs are less concentrated in the state than nationally. Nationally, BLS projects software developer jobs to grow 10.2% from 2025 to 2035, against 3.5% for all occupations.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Idaho. Location quotient: the state’s share of employment in the occupation divided by the national share (1.0 = the national rate); – means no published figure. Growth: BLS Employment Projections, 2025-35, national.
Pay
What software developers earn in Idaho
$71,03010th
$93,74025th
$131,590median
$160,57075th
$178,98090th
Software developers, Idaho, BLS OEWS May 2025. National median: $135,980.
The state median is $131,590, $4,390 below the national $135,980. Half of the state’s software developers earn between $93,740 and $160,570.
BEA puts prices in Idaho at 95.5 against a national 100 (2024), so the median goes as far as $137,790 would nationally, $1,810 more than the national median.
BEA price parities, 2024; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Online options
Online software engineering degrees for Idaho residents
If no program in Idaho fits, these are the highest-scoring online programs in our rankings. Confirm with each school that it enrolls students living in Idaho.
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24 out-of-state, the rate an online student from another state usually pays (a master’s figure is the school’s graduate average); a published rate is the school’s own price. National rank and score: our national ranking at the program’s level.
How many software engineering programs are in Idaho?
1 degree titled software engineering, a bachelor’s, at 1 school. 0 of them are on ABET’s accredited list.
How much do software engineers make in Idaho?
Software developers, the BLS occupation that includes software engineers, earned a median of $131,590 in Idaho in May 2025. The 10th percentile was $71,030 and the 90th $178,980.
Is Idaho pay worth it after cost of living?
BEA puts Idaho’s prices at 95.5 against a national 100 in 2024. Divided by that, the developer median of $131,590 is worth about $137,790 at national prices.
Can Idaho residents take a software engineering degree online?
Yes. Kennesaw State, Minnesota-Crookston and University of Arizona are among the online software engineering programs in our rankings. Check with each school that it enrolls students living in Idaho.
Which schools in Idaho offer a software engineering degree?
Idaho State University. This page lists 1 bachelor’s program in software engineering.
How much does a bachelor’s in computer science or software engineering cost in Idaho?
Across the 6 bachelor’s programs on this page with an IPEDS figure, in-state tuition for 2023–24 runs from $4,656 to $40,095 a year, with a median of $5,992. That is before fees, housing and financial aid.
2NCES IPEDS institutional charges, 2023–24Tuition at the program’s level, and undergraduate tuition per school for the cost medians. Excludes fees, housing and aid.
3NCES IPEDS graduation ratesThe school’s six-year graduation rate, for the whole school rather than the program; IPEDS DRVGR2023 where the main pull has no figure.
4Each school’s own program pageProgram name, delivery, credits, and every bullet on the program cards, quoted from the saved page. Read .
