2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 11,925 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Montana, there were 66 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,900 and $22,954 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Montana (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the #1 spot on the list. Montana Tech is a small school located in Butte, Montana that handed out 2 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

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 Technological University are $19,429, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Montana Tech General Engineering Report

#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Montana State University is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 1 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Montana State University General Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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