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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) 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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After analyzing 8 schools in Montana, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Bachelor'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.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Montana ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making $75-$110k 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 take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host 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.
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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.
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Our analysis found The University of Montana to be the best value (income $75-$110k) school for bachelor’s degrees in Montana in this year’s ranking. UM is a fairly large public school situated in Missoula, Montana.
Not only is The University of Montana a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in Montana for overall quality. Students from families who make $75-$110k a year pay an annual average net price of $16,051.
The quality degree programs at The University of Montana - Western helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Montana. This small public school is located in Dillon, Montana.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, The University of Montana - Western is ranked #3 for quality in the state of Montana. Students from families who make $75-$110k a year pay an annual average net price of $16,514.
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The quality degree programs at Montana Technological University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Montana. Montana Tech is a small public school situated in Butte, Montana.
Not only is Montana Technological University a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in Montana for overall quality. Students from families who make $75-$110k a year pay an annual average net price of $18,249.
The quality degree programs at Montana State University - Billings helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Montana. Montana State University - Billings is a public institution located in Billings, Montana.
Not only is Montana State University - Billings a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in Montana for overall quality. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $75-$110k per year is $17,003.
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The quality degree programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Montana. This fairly large public school is located in Bozeman, Montana.
Montana State University has the honor of being ranked #1 in Montana for overall quality on top of being a good value. Students from families who make $75-$110k a year pay an annual average net price of $21,963.
University of Providence ranked #6 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Montana list. University of Providence is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Great Falls, Montana.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Providence is ranked #4 for quality in the state of Montana. Students from families who make $75-$110k a year pay an annual average net price of $25,101.
Carroll College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Montana list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Helena, Montana.
Carroll College has the honor of being ranked #6 in Montana for overall quality on top of being a good value. Students from families who make $75-$110k a year pay an annual average net price of $23,627.
Rocky Mountain College landed the #8 spot on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Montana ranking. Billings, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Rocky Mountain College is ranked #8 for quality in the state of Montana. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $75-$110k per year is $23,064.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.