2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Physics in Montana
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11,344Bachelor's Degrees
$32,687Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Physics School for You
With 11,344 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, physics is the #47 most popular major in Montana. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.2% of all the physics bachelor's degrees in the country.
When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. Instead, we are looking at those physics schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.
The physics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Value Physics Schools.
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2024 Best Value Physics School in Montana
The following school tops our list of the Best Physics Colleges for the Money.
The #1 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Montana State University. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, MSU Bozeman has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Physics Schools in Montana ranking.
The average student at MSU Bozeman graduates in less than 4.7 years, and it costs about $32,687 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the MSU Bozeman is $151,995. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Physics is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.
Notes and References
*These values are for the top school only.
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).
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