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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income Over $110k) in Montana

1 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master's in Montana For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

Public Administration & Social Service is the 14th most popular major in the country with 97,666 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,142 and had an average of $32,304 in loans still to pay off.

Across Montana, there were 138 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,800 and $34,418 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 66 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,863 and $41,012 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration and social service programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public administration and social service program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income Over $110k) in Montana

#1

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Vallue Public Administration & Social Service 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. This medium-sized school is located in Missoula, Montana, and it awarded 60 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

UM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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