Best Life Scientist, All Other programs in Idaho, ranked by enrollment
All life scientists not listed.
10 schools in Idaho run programs that feed this job, graduating 418 people a year. The job pays a median of $68,990 in Idaho across about 80 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Idaho that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
6 programs in Idaho that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Idaho (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Idaho page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 26.0101In Idaho → | 360 | 86.1% | 10 | $32,152 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 26.1301In Idaho → | 20 | 4.8% | 3 | $29,460 | $23,480 |
| 3 | CIP 30.1801In Idaho → | 20 | 4.8% | 2 | $29,587 | $21,610 |
| 4 | CIP 30.1701In Idaho → | 14 | 3.3% | 1 | $36,206 | $29,240 |
| 5 | CIP 30.1901In Idaho → | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | $30,508 | $24,586 |
| 6 | CIP 51.2314In Idaho → | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
Top 10 schools in Idaho
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 5 of the 10 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State University Boise, ID Public · 2 feeder programs | 152 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $36,288 | 60% | — | 87% |
| 2 | Brigham Young University - Idaho Rexburg, ID Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 98 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $24,557 | 55% | $6,760 | 96% |
| 3 | Idaho State University Pocatello, ID Public · 2 feeder programs | 63 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $27,866 | 39% | — | — |
| 4 | Lewis - Clark State College Lewiston, ID Public · 3 feeder programs | 35 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 40% | — | 88% |
| 5 | College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID Public · 2 feeder programs | 25 | Natural Sciences | — | 31% | — | — |
| 6 | University of Idaho Moscow, ID Public · 3 feeder programs | 19 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $39,368 | 57% | — | 76% |
| 7 | Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, ID Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 13 | Ecology | — | 71% | $24,681 | 65% |
| 8 | The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $29,460 | 63% | $19,578 | 49% |
| 9 | College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID Public · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 33% | — | — |
| 10 | North Idaho College Coeur d'Alene, ID Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 38% | — | — |
All 10 schools in Idaho
Every school in Idaho with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise State University | Boise | Public | 152 | 2 |
| Brigham Young University - Idaho | Rexburg | Private not-for-profit | 98 | 1 |
| Idaho State University | Pocatello | Public | 63 | 2 |
| Lewis - Clark State College | Lewiston | Public | 35 | 3 |
| College of Western Idaho | Nampa | Public | 25 | 2 |
| University of Idaho | Moscow | Public | 19 | 3 |
| Northwest Nazarene University | Nampa | Private not-for-profit | 13 | 2 |
| The College of Idaho | Caldwell | Private not-for-profit | 9 | 1 |
| College of Southern Idaho | Twin Falls | Public | 3 | 1 |
| North Idaho College | Coeur d'Alene | Public | 1 | 1 |
What life scientists, all other earn in Idaho
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $93,750. Idaho pays below the national figure.
Concentrated here: Idaho employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Life Scientists, All Other page.
How to become a Life Scientist, All Other
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 10 majors mapped to Life Scientists, All Other10 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 26.0101Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- 26.1301Ecology
- 26.1399Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
- 26.9999Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
- 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
- 30.1801Natural Sciences
- 30.1901Nutrition Sciences
- 30.4301Geobiology
- 42.2706Behavioral Neuroscience
- 51.2314Rehabilitation Science
Common questions
Answers for people weighing life scientists, all other programs in Idaho.
What degree do you need to become a Life Scientist, All Other?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Biology/Biological Sciences, General, which awarded 360 degrees in Idaho in 2024-25, 86.1% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Life Scientist, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 6 programs to this occupation. The largest are Biology, Ecology, Natural Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, plus 2 more. Together they graduate about 418 people a year in Idaho.
How much do life scientists, all other earn in Idaho?+
The median is $68,990 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 26.4% below the U.S. median of $93,750. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for life scientists, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +3.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Idaho?+
10 institutions in Idaho reported graduates from at least one of the 6 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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