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2023 Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Montana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$6,849 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,796 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Master's Degree School for You

Computer Science is the #29 most popular major in Montana with 16 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Montana ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Montana to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for compsci students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Montana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for compsci majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer Science

Our analysis found Montana State University to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Montana. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $6,805 per year.

MSU Bozeman also took the #4 spot in our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Montana rankings.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great value for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UM graduate students pay an average of $6,892 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Montana list.

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Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 411
Utah 89
Idaho 43
Wyoming 4

Computer Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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