Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions at Brigham Young University-Idaho

A debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.44—based on an estimated $27,000 in loans against first-year earnings around $61,000 from comparable Idaho programs—suggests this bachelor's degree puts graduates in manageable financial territory. The four-year earnings figure of $72,995 is actual reported data, and it shows meaningful income growth that should make those loans easier to handle over time.

The challenge is that this program appears to underperform compared to Boise State's allied health graduates, who earn $76,843 in their fourth year. While BYU-Idaho's outcomes cluster with the state median, that gap matters when you're carrying similar debt loads. The estimated figures here align closely with national benchmarks ($60,447 first-year, $27,000 debt), which provides some reassurance that the program tracks with typical outcomes nationwide, but it also means there's nothing distinctive pushing earnings higher.

For parents, this looks like a solid but not exceptional path into allied health careers. The debt load won't overwhelm entry-level salaries, and the income trajectory moves in the right direction. But given the limited actual data and the fact that peer programs in Idaho show a range of outcomes, it's worth understanding specifically which allied health careers this program prepares students for—some specializations command significantly better pay than others, and that variation matters more than the school's overall performance.