2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Montana for Students from Iran

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Value Colleges for Iranian Students in Montana ranking is part of that endeavor.

Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Montana to determine which ones were the best for Iranian students in Montana. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall value and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

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Top Value Colleges in Montana for Students from Iran

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Montana State University
Bozeman, MT

$28,264 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

2.1% International Students

Our analysis found Montana State University to be the best affordable school for Iranian students in Montana in this year’s ranking. Montana State University is a fairly large public school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 2,638 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.1% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at MSU Bozeman are Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and China. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at MSU Bozeman is about $28,264 a year, on average. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $22,391 per year.

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2

The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

$28,476 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

2.3% International Students

A rank of #2 on our list means The University of Montana is a great place for Iranian students in Montana working on their bachelor’s degree. UM is a fairly large public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 1,365 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.3% are international. Students from as far away as China, Japan, and Saudi Arabia come to UM to study. International students at UM can expect to pay, on average, about $28,476 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $24,096 per year.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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