2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Montana

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Montana” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

History is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across Montana, there were 110 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,250 and $24,690 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,500 and $58,091 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Montana” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality history programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the history 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 History Schools for a Doctorate in Montana

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Montana.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History in Montana

#1

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #1 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 1 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also took the #1 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Montana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on History at Montana State University

#2

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

#2 in overall quality

$23,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Montana. This medium-sized school is located in Missoula, Montana, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UM also took the #2 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Montana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on History at The University of Montana

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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 Abraham Ortelius.

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