2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k

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General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Montana, there were 63 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,863 and $41,012 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Montana

#1

Montana Technological University

Butte, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$19,429 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the #1 spot on the list. Montana Technological University is located in Butte, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Montana Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana Tech are $19,429, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at MSU Bozeman

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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