2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Montana (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Philosophy is the 81st most popular major in the country with 10,015 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,067 and had an average of $22,199 in loans still to pay off.

Across Montana, there were 32 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,863 and $41,012 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great philosophy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the philosophy 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 Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Montana (With Aid)

#1

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$23,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Missoula, Montana, and it awarded 4 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

UM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Philosophy 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.

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