Around 0.2% of Idaho's graduates graduate from healthcare administration degree programs every year. Thus, Idaho's 6 healthcare administration schools put out approximately 86 healthcare administrators each year.

Top Schools

Brigham Young University-Idaho, which is located in Rexburg, is the second-ranked school in Idaho that has a healthcare administration program. It received a ranking of 68th in the country in 2010. In 2010, Brigham Young University-Idaho graduated 16 students from its healthcare administration program. Students at Brigham Young University-Idaho paid $3,660 per year in tuition fees.

Milan Institute, which is located in Boise, is the third-ranked school in Idaho that has a healthcare administration program. It received a ranking of 77th in the country in 2010. In 2010, 33 students graduated from Milan Institute healthcare administration program. The tuition rate at Milan Institute was $0 per year.

Cost

If you choose to attend a Idaho healthcare administration school, average tuition will be $4,713 per year. However, tuition at your particular institution may range from $3,660 per year to $10,200 per year. The highest tuition rates in 2010 at Idaho healthcare administration schools were charged at the following schools:

1. University of Phoenix-Idaho Campus - located in Meridian, students are charged $10,200 per year
2. Brown Mackie College-Boise - located in Boise, students are charged $9,001 per year
3. Idaho State University - located in Pocatello, students are charged $5,416 per year

The healthcare administration schools that charged the lowest tuition rates in Idaho were:

1. Brigham Young University-Idaho - located in Rexburg, students are charged $3,660 per year
2. Idaho State University - located in Pocatello, students are charged $5,416 per year
3. Brown Mackie College-Boise - located in Boise, students are charged $9,001 per year

A healthcare administration degree from an Idaho school... what next?

The highest percentage of healthcare administration graduates in Idaho pursue careers as a healthcare administrator. In 2010, there were 1,660 healthcare administrators working in Idaho. The following counties have the largest number of Idaho healthcare administrators:

1. Ada County - 1,070 healthcare administrators
2. Kootenai County - 130 healthcare administrators
3. Benewah County - 90 healthcare administrators

Projected Growth

The government projects that the number of healthcare administrators in Idaho will grow by 22%. By 2018, there will be an estimated 1,850 healthcare administrators working in Idaho.

Salary

On average, healthcare administrators earn $75,500 per year. However, Idaho healthcare administrators earned anywhere in the range from as less than $28,790 per year to more than $141,120 per year in 2010. The counties in Idaho with the highest average salary for a healthcare administrator are:

1. Ada County - $77,860 per year
2. Blaine County - $76,880 per year
3. Bear Lake County - $75,640 per year

On average, healthcare administrators earns the least in the following Idaho counties:

1. Bannock County - $57,640 per year
2. Kootenai County - $69,690 per year
3. Bonneville County - $70,670 per year

More Information

For more data regarding a career in healthcare administration in Idaho and to compare salaries with various related fields such as health information management or health science, take a look at the graphs and charts below.