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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Accounting for a Bachelor’s

2 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$41,236 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Accounting for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Accounting for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 99,265 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 8th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,712 and had an average of $26,539 in loans still to pay off.

Across Montana, there were 175 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,268 and $29,875 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,324 and $24,992 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Accounting for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the accounting program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Accounting for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for montana bachelor’s degree vets studying accounting.

Top 2 Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Montana

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The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Accounting for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Montana is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Montana” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 9,808 students enrolled at UM were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Carroll College
Helena, Montana

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Accounting for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Carroll College landed the #2 spot on the list. Helena, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Carroll Montana also made our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Montana” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 69 of the 1,108 students enrolled at Carroll Montana were GI Bill® students, of which 36 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,186. During this same period, 23 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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