2025 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Montana

Accounting is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #10 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Montana to determine which ones were the best for accounting students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 60 master's degrees in accounting to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on accounting students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other accounting students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for accounting to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized accounting related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for accounting students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Accounting Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Montana list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Accounting in Montana

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in accounting.

Top Montana Schools for a Master's in Accounting

1

The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

23 Annual Graduates

$60,800 Median Starting Salary

The University of Montana is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in accounting. UM is a large public university located in the small city of Missoula.

Students who graduate with their master's from the accounting program state that they receive average early career income of $60,800.

More information about a master’s in accounting from The University of Montana

2

Montana State University
Bozeman, MT

27 Annual Graduates

$64,396 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in accounting has to look into Montana State University. MSU Bozeman is a large public university located in the city of Bozeman.

Students who graduate with their master's from the accounting program state that they receive average early career income of $64,396.

More information about a master’s in accounting from Montana State University

Best Accounting Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	185	484
Utah	164	813
Idaho	96	83
Wyoming	53	7

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Accounting Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Accounting Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting	57
Accounting and Business/Management	3

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	94
Entrepreneurial Studies	28
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	16
Finance & Financial Management	6
Other Business, Management & Marketing	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.