Boise State University’s online master’s offerings have different entry routes, practical work and price scenarios. Compare the exact degree and preparation route rather than apply one description of flexibility to the whole university.
Choose the academic work
The researched set includes business administration, accountancy, cyber operations and resilience, digital communications management, and organizational performance/workplace learning. These degrees address different decisions. A broad management framework, advanced accounting, operational security, communication projects and workplace-performance analysis should be compared through their required work rather than a shared promise of career advancement.
Understand the route
Route choices matter materially. The standard accountancy route assumes qualifying prior accounting preparation; Foundations has a larger credit range. Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning offers different culminating options. Digital Communications Management has emphasis choices within one MA. Those are academic decisions within credentials, not additional master’s programs created for catalog counts. Obtain the plan that applies to your background.
Check online commitments
Format should be verified separately. The MBA describes asynchronous courses and optional video discussions, while Cyber Operations and Resilience states no in-person requirements for its online route. Digital Communications Management has a required practicum whose physical or remote arrangement remains to be confirmed. The existence of a practicum does not prove on-site attendance, and the online label does not by itself prove the opposite.
Use degree-specific admissions instructions
Admissions differ across the set. The MBA and cyber program describe no-GRE/GMAT policies, accountancy has conditional test waivers, and the digital-communications catalog requires a portfolio and supporting written evidence. Read the current Graduate Catalog and program instructions together. A favorable headline does not waive preparation or guarantee admission, and starting a course is not the same as an unconditional degree offer.
Compare the correct price scenario
The researched cost tables distinguish course charges, application and graduation fees, estimates for books, and personal expenses. Use an undiscounted standard scenario first. Scholarships and partner benefits should reduce a personal scenario only after eligibility is confirmed. A 30-credit accountancy calculation is not the price of Foundations, and future academic-year changes should not be hidden inside a current-rate estimate.
Accreditation and professional scope
Boise State reports institutional accreditation through the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Program-specific recognition and professional requirements must be checked for their own scope. In accountancy or another credential-dependent pathway, the full academic record and intended jurisdiction can matter beyond the degree itself. Do not infer individual eligibility from institutional accreditation.
Use the official program instructions for current entry, curriculum and price decisions. Keep unresolved questions with your shortlist and request written clarification when a condition could change the choice. This profile supports research; the university and relevant professional authorities make their own decisions.
The federal figures below describe the matched institution and reported fields of study. They are separate from our reviewed online master’s program facts.
Matched federal reporting entity: Boise State University (142115)
Boise State University The curated institution and the selected federal reporting entity match by exact name/campus,existing ID where present,and official domain. Metric populations and years still require separate interpretation.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Retrieved November 2, 2026 22:21 UTC. Latest available figures may describe different reporting years and cohorts.
Federal institution ID
142115
Location
Boise, ID 83725
Graduate enrollment, institution-wide
3,215
Undergraduate enrollment
17,674
Undergraduate annual tuition, in-state
$9,364
Undergraduate annual tuition, out-of-state
$28,478
Undergraduate annual tuition is not the price of an online master’s degree. Federal admission, completion, debt and earnings measures describe defined cohorts, not an individual’s future result. Missing or suppressed values are not zero.
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58 matching data elements · Page 1 of 2.
College Scorecard fields, values and definitions
Data element
Reported value
Source field
Institution name Definition and coverage
Institution name
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
Boise State University
school.name
City Definition and coverage
City
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
Boise
school.city
State postcode Definition and coverage
State postcode
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
ID
school.state
ZIP code Definition and coverage
ZIP code
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
83725
school.zip
Accreditor for institution Definition and coverage
Accreditor for institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: PEPS as of 08/27/2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
school.accreditor
URL for institution's homepage Definition and coverage
URL for institution's homepage
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
The dictionary identifies a URL. Preserve it as source text; validate separately before rendering a link.
https://www.boisestate.edu/
school.school_url
URL for institution's net price calculator Definition and coverage
URL for institution's net price calculator
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
The dictionary identifies a URL. Preserve it as source text; validate separately before rendering a link.
Predominant degree awarded (recoded 0s and 4s) Definition and coverage
Predominant degree awarded (recoded 0s and 4s)
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AY 2015-16. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
No dedicated unit column exists in the source dictionary and a reliable unit was not assigned from its wording. Preserve the raw value and full label; do not infer a unit from integer/float alone.
3
school.degrees_awarded.predominant_recoded
Predominant undergraduate degree awarded Definition and coverage
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AY2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
4 — Graduate degree
school.degrees_awarded.highest
Schools that are on Heightened Cash Monitoring 2 by the Department of Education Definition and coverage
Schools that are on Heightened Cash Monitoring 2 by the Department of Education
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: FSA as of March 1, 2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
No dedicated unit column exists in the source dictionary and a reliable unit was not assigned from its wording. Preserve the raw value and full label; do not infer a unit from integer/float alone.
0
school.under_investigation
Flag for main campus Definition and coverage
Flag for main campus
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
1 — Main campus
school.main_campus
Number of branch campuses Definition and coverage
Number of branch campuses
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Count or enrollment identified by the dictionary label; the label specifies students, borrowers, awards or institutions.
1
school.branches
Control of institution (IPEDS) Definition and coverage
Control of institution (IPEDS)
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
1 — Public
school.ownership
FIPS code for state Definition and coverage
FIPS code for state
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
Not reported (null)
school.state_fips
Region (IPEDS) Definition and coverage
Region (IPEDS)
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
7 — Rocky Mountains (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)
school.region_id
Locale of institution Definition and coverage
Locale of institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
12 — City: Midsize (population of at least 100,000 but less than 250,000)
school.locale
Degree of urbanization of institution Definition and coverage
Degree of urbanization of institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: NA. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
Not reported (null)
school.degree_urbanization
Carnegie Classification — basic Definition and coverage
Carnegie Classification — basic
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2023-24. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
16 — Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
school.carnegie_basic
Carnegie Classification — undergraduate profile Definition and coverage
Carnegie Classification — undergraduate profile
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2023-24. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
9 — Four-year, medium full-time , selective, higher transfer-in
school.carnegie_undergrad
Carnegie Classification — size and setting Definition and coverage
Carnegie Classification — size and setting
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2023-24. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
15 — Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
school.carnegie_size_setting
Flag for Historically Black College and University Definition and coverage
Flag for Historically Black College and University
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
0 — No
school.minority_serving.historically_black
Flag for predominantly black institution Definition and coverage
Flag for predominantly black institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: NA. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
Not reported (null)
school.minority_serving.predominantly_black
Flag for Alaska Native Native Hawaiian serving institution Definition and coverage
Flag for Alaska Native Native Hawaiian serving institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: NA. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
Not reported (null)
school.minority_serving.annh
Flag for tribal college and university Definition and coverage
Flag for tribal college and university
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: OPE FY2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
0 — No
school.minority_serving.tribal
Flag for Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution Definition and coverage
Flag for Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: NA. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
Not reported (null)
school.minority_serving.aanipi
Flag for Hispanic-serving institution Definition and coverage
Flag for Hispanic-serving institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: NA. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
Not reported (null)
school.minority_serving.hispanic
Flag for Native American non-tribal institution Definition and coverage
Flag for Native American non-tribal institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: NA. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
Not reported (null)
school.minority_serving.nant
Flag for men-only college Definition and coverage
Flag for men-only college
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: College Navigator CY2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
0 — No
school.men_only
Flag for women-only college Definition and coverage
Flag for women-only college
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: College Navigator CY2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
0 — No
school.women_only
Religous affiliation of the institution Definition and coverage
Religous affiliation of the institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
Not reported (null)
school.religious_affiliation
Flag for distance-education-only education Definition and coverage
Flag for distance-education-only education
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
0 — Not distance-education only
school.online_only
Flag for currently operating institution, 0=closed, 1=operating Definition and coverage
Flag for currently operating institution, 0=closed, 1=operating
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: PEPS as of 08/27/2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
1 — Currently certified as operating
school.operating
Net tuition revenue per full-time equivalent student Definition and coverage
Net tuition revenue per full-time equivalent student
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: FY2024 (numerator) and AY2023-24 (denominator), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Monetary measure described in the official dictionary/technical documentation. Population, time window, debt basis and any inflation reference remain in the field definition/cohort note.
10356
school.tuition_revenue_per_fte
Instructional expenditures per full-time equivalent student Definition and coverage
Instructional expenditures per full-time equivalent student
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: FY2024 (numerator) and AY2023-24 (denominator), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
No dedicated unit column exists in the source dictionary and a reliable unit was not assigned from its wording. Preserve the raw value and full label; do not infer a unit from integer/float alone.
8864
school.instructional_expenditure_per_fte
Average faculty salary Definition and coverage
Average faculty salary
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2024-25 salaries of Fall 2024 faculty, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
No dedicated unit column exists in the source dictionary and a reliable unit was not assigned from its wording. Preserve the raw value and full label; do not infer a unit from integer/float alone.
9887
school.faculty_salary
Proportion of faculty that is full-time Definition and coverage
Proportion of faculty that is full-time
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary label identifies a share/rate. Numeric scale is not automatically converted to percent by this registry.
0.5688
school.ft_faculty_rate
Institution name aliases Definition and coverage
Institution name aliases
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
Boise State
school.alias
Level of institution Definition and coverage
Level of institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
1 — 4-year
school.institutional_characteristics.level
Open admissions policy indicator Definition and coverage
Open admissions policy indicator
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
2 — No
school.open_admissions_policy
Code corresponding to accreditor (as captured from PEPS) Definition and coverage
Code corresponding to accreditor (as captured from PEPS)
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: PEPS as of 08/27/2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
NWCCU
school.accreditor_code
Date that institution was first approved to participate in Title IV aid programs Definition and coverage
Date that institution was first approved to participate in Title IV aid programs
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: PEPS as of 08/27/2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
12/1/1965
school.title_iv.approval_date
Title IV eligibility type Definition and coverage
Title IV eligibility type
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
1 — Participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
school.title_iv.eligibility_type
Control of institution, per PEPS Definition and coverage
Control of institution, per PEPS
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: PEPS as of 08/27/2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
1 — Public
school.ownership_peps
Value of school's endowment at the beginning of the fiscal year Definition and coverage
Value of school's endowment at the beginning of the fiscal year
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: FY2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
No dedicated unit column exists in the source dictionary and a reliable unit was not assigned from its wording. Preserve the raw value and full label; do not infer a unit from integer/float alone.
146169823
school.endowment.begin
Value of school's endowment at the end of the fiscal year Definition and coverage
Value of school's endowment at the end of the fiscal year
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: FY2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
No dedicated unit column exists in the source dictionary and a reliable unit was not assigned from its wording. Preserve the raw value and full label; do not infer a unit from integer/float alone.
165407637
school.endowment.end
DOL approved training provider indicator Definition and coverage
DOL approved training provider indicator
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: DOL as of May 24, 2021. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
1 — Matched to the DOL list
school.dolflag
Control of institution (PEPS) Definition and coverage
Control of institution (PEPS)
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: PEPS as of 08/27/2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
Not reported (null)
school.peps_ownership
Address of institution Definition and coverage
Address of institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
1910 University Dr
school.address
Institutional sector derived from the ownership structure (CONTROL) and the predominant level of award conferred (PREDDEG) Definition and coverage
Institutional sector derived from the ownership structure (CONTROL) and the predominant level of award conferred (PREDDEG)
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AY2024-25 and AcadYr2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
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