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2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Montana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$7,078 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 2nd in Montana. In fact, 397 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Montana ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Montana to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education 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 Education Master’s Degree Schools in Montana

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

Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Education

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

MSU Bozeman graduate students pay an average of $6,805 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MSU Bozeman also made our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Montana list, coming in at #4.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Montana. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UM are $6,892 a year.

UM also took the #5 spot in our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Montana rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montana State University - Billings. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Montana list. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the midsize city of Billings.

Montana State University - Billings graduate students pay an average of $7,415 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Northern. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Montana list. Located in the town of Havre, Montana State University - Northern is a public school with a small student population.

Montana State University - Northern graduate students pay an average of $7,201 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 9,070
Colorado 2,359
Idaho 673
Wyoming 164

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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