2026 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Montana
[Chemical Engineering](/majors/engineering/chemical-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong chemical engineering education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for chemical engineering students.
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2026 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Montana
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the chemical engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools
For return on investment in chemical engineering, no school beat Montana State University this year. Montana State University is a large public school located in the city of Bozeman. In-state tuition and fees average $8,460, with out-of-state students paying around $33,287. Typical student debt for chemical engineering graduates is $25,130. Chemical Engineering graduates of Montana State University earn a median of $62,206 early in their careers. Set against $25,130 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 82%.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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 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).
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