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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Montana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$6,892 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,732 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 32 degrees and certificates were awarded to social sciences students who went to a Montana college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Montana ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

Check out the social sciences master's degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Social Sciences Master's Degree School

Our analysis found The University of Montana to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Montana. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UM is ranked #5 for overall quality for social sciences in Montana.

Read full report on Social Sciences at The University of Montana

Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 228
Colorado 423
Idaho 57
Wyoming 16

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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