Online Degrees and Programs at Idaho State University

Online Program Overview

Idaho State University offers 297 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 87 major programs - 13 Certificate, 9 Associate, 22 Bachelors, 25 Masters, 4 Doctorate, and 14 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $8,356 for Idaho residents and $27,466 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,474 students out of total 12,614 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,653 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Idaho State University is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameIdaho State University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address921 S 8th Ave, Pocatello, ID
Online Students2,474 Enrolled Online Exclusively
4,694 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$8,356
Out-of-State$27,466
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$11,268
Out-of-State$30,152
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Online Degree Programs
Total87 Programs
Certificate13 Programs
Associates9 Programs
Bachelors22 Programs
Masters25 Programs
Doctorate4 Programs
Post-Graduate14 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Idaho State University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Idaho residents, the tuition & fees are $8,356 and $27,466 for non-Idaho residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $11,268 and $30,152 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $427 for Idaho residents and $858 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $564 for Idaho residents and $942 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$7,872$7,872$7,872$7,958$8,356
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$24,168$24,494$25,326$25,936$27,466
Graduate (In-State)$9,926$9,926$10,324$10,631$11,268
Graduate (Out-of-State)$26,222$26,548$27,778$28,608$30,152
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$402$402$402$406$427
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$667$672$686$702$858
Graduate (In-State)$505$505$526$540$564
Graduate (Out-of-State)$770$775$809$836$942

Online Programs By Area of Study

Idaho State University offers 297 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 87 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 13 Certificate, 9 Associates, 22 Bachelors, 25 Masters, 4 Doctorate, 14 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online Programs13922 25414
Overall Programs774369 622125

Following tables list online programs with offered degrees at Idaho State University. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Information TechnologyONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Administration of Special EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Elementary and Middle School Administration/PrincipalshipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED 6
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 2 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including DeafnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Civil Engineering Technology/TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM 14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Surveying Technology/Surveying14 NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Japanese Language and LiteratureONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature31 NOT OFFERED 5 35 NOT OFFERED 20
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Child Care and Support Services Management8 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 201 41 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
International/Global StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 83 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
School PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 6
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fightingNOT OFFERED 3 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFERED 1 9 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34 34 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 7 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Medical Anthropology11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
ElectricianNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Plumbing Technology/PlumberNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health SciencesNOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Dental Hygiene/HygienistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)16 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/TrainerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 37 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26
Community Health Services/Liaison/CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Public Health Education and PromotionONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioethics/Medical Ethics8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Holistic HealthONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 1 3 NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 21 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 37 56 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources DevelopmentONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 21 25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management and Services (other)5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Idaho State University, there are 12,614 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 7,168 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,474 students are enrolled exclusively and 4,694 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment12,614
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,474
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses4,694
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses5,446

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,474 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,081 Idaho Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 309 students living in the U.S. States other than Idaho, and 24 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,474
Idaho Resident2,081
Other State In U.S.368
Outside of U.S.24
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,474
Undergraduate1,714
Graduate760
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,714
Degree/Certificate Seeking1,534
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking180
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