by our College Data Analytics TeamThere are lots of options to choose from today when trying to decide which school to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Montana Schools For The Money For Those Making $0-$30k for a Master's ranking - to help you make that decision. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
After analyzing 7 schools in Montana, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Master's Degree programs. Our ranking for the best value schools is based on objective factors. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
When determining the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Montana ranking, we first look at its average net price of a student coming from a family that makes $0-$30k a year. The net price is defined as the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named Montana Technological University the best value (income $0-$30k) school in Montana for students working on their master’s degree. Montana Tech is a public institution located in Butte, Montana.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Montana Technological University is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Montana.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Montana list. This fairly large public school is located in Missoula, Montana.
The University of Montana has the honor of being ranked #4 in Montana for overall quality on top of being a good value.
A rank of #3 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Montana list means Rocky Mountain College is a great place for students working on their degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Billings, Montana.
Not only is Rocky Mountain College a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Montana for overall quality.
The quality degree programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Montana. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana.
Not only is Montana State University a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in Montana for overall quality.
A rank of #5 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Montana list means Montana State University - Northern is a great place for students working on their degree. Located in Havre, Montana, the school is a small public institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Montana State University - Northern is ranked #7 for quality in the state of Montana.
Montana State University - Billings landed the #6 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Montana ranking. Located in Billings, Montana, the school is a small public institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Montana State University - Billings is ranked #6 for quality in the state of Montana.
Learn More About Value at Montana State University - Billings
University of Providence did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Montana ranking, coming in at #7. University of Providence is located in Great Falls, Montana and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is University of Providence a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in Montana for overall quality.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.