by our College Data Analytics TeamIt's not easy to decide which school to attend when you have so many options available. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Montana ranking. The amount of financial aid you could receive at various schools, including some with high sticker prices, may surprise you.
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We analyzed 7 schools across Montana to determine which have the best value Master's Degree programs. To come up with this ranking of the best value schools, we look at factors that are all objective measurements. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
When determining the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Montana ranking, we first look at its average net price of a student coming from a family that makes $30-$48k 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. But, a school that excels in providing value for your money must also be a great school overall as well.
To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.
Keep scrolling for the top schools in this ranking or select one of the other rankings methods below.
If you know what major you want to study, check out our list of the best value schools by major. If you're interested in other degree levels, you can view one of the lists below.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named Montana Technological University the best value (income $30-$48k) school in Montana for students working on their master’s degree. Montana Tech is a small public school situated 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.
A rank of #2 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Montana list means The University of Montana is a great place for students working on their degree. UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a fairly large student population. It is a public school.
The University of Montana has the honor of being ranked #4 in Montana for overall quality on top of being a good value.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain College. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Montana list. Billings, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
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 $30-$48k) in Montana. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Not only is Montana State University a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in Montana for overall quality.
The quality degree programs at Montana State University - Billings helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Montana. Billings, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Not only is Montana State University - Billings a great value, but it is also ranked #6 in Montana for overall quality.
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Montana State University - Northern did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Montana ranking, coming in at #6. Montana State University - Northern is a small public school located in Havre, Montana.
Montana State University - Northern has the honor of being ranked #7 in Montana for overall quality on top of being a good value.
With a ranking of #7, University of Providence did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Montana list. University of Providence is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Great Falls, Montana.
University of Providence has the honor of being ranked #5 in Montana for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.