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2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Montana

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There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Montana ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Montana to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
195 Total Awards
$6,892 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Montana the most popular school in Montana for students working on their graduate certificate. UM is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 195 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UM. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 19% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
93 Total Awards
$6,805 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Montana list. Located in Bozeman, Montana, the fairly large public school handed out 93 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU Bozeman. During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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3 Total Awards
$6,041 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Montana list. Located in Butte, Montana, the small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Montana Tech. In 2019-2020 about 61% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

University of Providence

Great Falls, Montana

Out of the 4 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Providence landed the # 4 spot on the list.

Since the graduate programs at University of Providence are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

References

  • 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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