2025 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Montana

If you pursue a master's degree in public health, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #14 most popular program 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 public health students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 68 master's degrees in public health during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * 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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public health students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public health students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt public health students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public health related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Health in Montana

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

Top Montana Schools for a Master's in Public Health

1

Montana Technological University
Butte, MT

33 Annual Graduates

$108,776 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in public health has to look into Montana Technological University. Located in the remote town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public university with a small student population.

Soon after graduation, public health master's recipients typically earn about $108,776 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in public health from Montana Technological University

2

The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

35 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in public health has to take a look at The University of Montana. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in public health from The University of Montana

Best Public Health Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Public Health Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	185	194
Utah	164	150
Idaho	96	27
Wyoming	53	25

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Public Health Related Rankings by Major

Public Health is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Public Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Health	35
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	33

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Allied Health Professions	54
Health & Medical Administrative Services	38
Nursing	38
Communication Sciences	32
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	30
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	19
Health/Medical Prep Programs	8

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 Article 25 Flickr. More about our data sources and methodologies.