2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income Over $110k) in Montana

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Economics is the 18th most popular major in the country with 48,831 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,295 and had an average of $21,978 in loans still to pay off.

Across Montana, there were 58 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,400 and $20,307 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,863 and $41,012 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great economics 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 economics 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income Over $110k) in Montana

#1

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

$23,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Missoula, Montana, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s economics students in 2019-2020.

UM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242.

Read full report on Economics at UM

#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 7 masters’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Bozeman, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Economics Master’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 more about Economics at MSU Bozeman

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income Over $110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income Over $110k)

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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