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 (With Aid) in Montana ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard. 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. Instead of depending on subjective information to rank the best value schools, we focus on objective factors in our analysis. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
The first step of determing the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Montana ranking is to look at the school's average net price - the sum of tuition, fees, and room and board minus any financial aid awarded to the student. 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 school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different 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 analysis found Montana Technological University to be the best value (with aid) school for master’s degrees in Montana in this year’s ranking. This small public school is located in Butte, Montana.
Montana Technological University has the honor of being ranked #1 in Montana for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Out of the 7 master’s degree schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Montana is a fairly large public school located in Missoula, Montana.
Not only is The University of Montana a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in Montana for overall quality.
Out of the 7 master’s degree schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #3 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana.
Montana State University has the honor of being ranked #2 in Montana for overall quality on top of being a good value.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Northern. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Montana list. Montana State University - Northern is a small public school located in Havre, Montana.
Not only is Montana State University - Northern a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in Montana for overall quality.
Out of the 7 master’s degree schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University - Billings landed the #5 spot on the list. Billings, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Montana State University - Billings has the honor of being ranked #6 in Montana for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Rocky Mountain College did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Montana ranking, coming in at #6. Rocky is a private not-for-profit institution located in Billings, Montana.
Not only is Rocky Mountain College a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Montana for overall quality.
University of Providence ranked #7 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Montana list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Great Falls, Montana.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Providence is ranked #5 for quality in the state of Montana.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.