Boise State University | Online Programs

Online Program Overview

Boise State University is a four-years, public school located in Boise, Idaho. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $8,782 for Idaho residents and $26,976 for other students on average.

It offers 284 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 45 programs - 13 Certificate, 3 Bachelors, 11 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 16 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Boise State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	1910 University Dr, Boise, ID
Online Students	5,058 Enrolled Online Exclusively 9,591 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,782 Out-of-State$26,976
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,486 Out-of-State$28,605
Student to Faculty	20:1 (5.00%)
Total	45 Programs
Certificate	13 Programs
Bachelors	3 Programs
Masters	11 Programs
Doctorate	2 Programs
Post-Graduate	16 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Boise State University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Idaho residents, the tuition & fees are $8,782 and $26,976 for non-Idaho residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $10,486 and $28,605 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $399 for Idaho residents and $819 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $511 for Idaho residents and $930 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$8,068	$8,068	$8,060	$8,364	$8,782
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$24,988	$24,988	$24,980	$25,701	$26,976
Graduate (In-State)	$9,646	$9,646	$9,638	$10,068	$10,486
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$26,566	$26,566	$26,558	$27,405	$28,605

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$367	$367	$367	$380	$399
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$724	$724	$724	$780	$819
Graduate (In-State)	$470	$470	$470	$491	$511
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$827	$827	$827	$891	$930

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Boise State University offers 284 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 45 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 13 Certificates, 3 Bachelors, 11 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 16 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	13	NOT OFFERED	3	11	2	16
Overall Programs	67	3	93	66	13	42

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. 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.

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15	NOT OFFERED	3
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	6	7
Special Education and Teaching	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	22	NOT OFFERED	5
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Foreign Language Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Mathematics and Statistics

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Applied Mathematics	1	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Dispute Resolution	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Human Computer Interaction	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Digital Humanities	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Business Analytics	34	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	1

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Anthropology (other)	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Healthcare Innovation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	9	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	10	1

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	46	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Customer Service Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Project Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	4
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Resort Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	56	NOT OFFERED	51
Marketing (other)	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Boise State University, there are 26,115 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 14,649 students were attending classes through distance learning (5,058 students are enrolled exclusively and 9,591 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	26,115
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	5,058
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	9,591
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	11,466

By student location, out of a total of 5,058 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,658 Idaho Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 2,375 students living in the U.S. States other than Idaho, and 7 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.