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2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Montana

7 Schools Ranked

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. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Master's Degree Schools in Montana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Montana to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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Top Master's Degree Schools in Montana

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$6,041 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Montana Technological University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Montana.

Online graduate courses are available at Montana Tech, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 61% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, Montana
$33,470 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Montana list.

Rocky does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 9% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

University of Providence

Great Falls, Montana

Out of the 7 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Providence landed the # 3 spot on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, University of Providence is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#4

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
$6,805 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Montana.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU Bozeman. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
$6,892 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Montana.

UM does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 19% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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$7,415 Average Tuition & Fees

Montana State University - Billings came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Montana ranking.

Online graduate courses are available at Montana State University - Billings, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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$7,201 Average Tuition & Fees

Montana State University - Northern landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Montana State University - Northern. During the 2019-2020 year, about 42% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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