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2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Montana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$7,492 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,412 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

In 2020-2021, 46 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Montana college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Administration Schools in Montana ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Public Administration Colleges.

Best Public Administration School

$7,492 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found The University of Montana to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in Montana. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

UM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,492 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UM also made our Best Public Administration Schools in Montana list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Public Administration at The University of Montana

Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 221
Utah 178
Idaho 40
Wyoming 21

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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