by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen pursuing a degree in today's world, there are many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Montana ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard. A school that typically has a high sticker price may actually be very affordable, depending on how much need-based financial aid you receive.
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After analyzing 7 schools in Montana, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Master's Degree programs. Instead of depending on subjective information to rank the best value schools, we focus on objective factors in our analysis. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Montana ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making $48-$75k a year. The net price is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that 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 include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
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 analysis found Montana Technological University to be the best value (income $48-$75k) school for master’s degrees in Montana in this year’s ranking. Montana Tech is a public institution located in Butte, Montana.
Not only is Montana Technological University a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in Montana for overall quality.
The quality degree programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Montana. Located in Missoula, Montana, the school is a fairly large public institution.
Not only is The University of Montana a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in Montana for overall quality.
The quality degree programs at Rocky Mountain College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Montana. Rocky is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Billings, Montana.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Rocky Mountain College is ranked #3 for quality in the state of Montana.
Out of the 7 master’s degree schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #4 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and has a fairly large student population. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Northern. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Montana list. Located in Havre, Montana, the school is a small public institution.
Not only is Montana State University - Northern a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in Montana for overall quality.
Montana State University - Billings did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Montana ranking, coming in at #6. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in Billings, Montana.
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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University of Providence ranked #7 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Montana list. Located in Great Falls, Montana, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
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.