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2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Montana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$22,225 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,208 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology School for You

General Biology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Montana. With 305 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value General Biology Schools in Montana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Montana to see which programs offered the best value experiences for biology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Montana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biology majors pursuing a .

Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality in General Biology

$7,528 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Montana State University the best value school in Montana for general biology students. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a large student population.

MSU Bozeman undergraduate students pay an average of $7,528 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that biology majors at MSU Bozeman take out is $27,149. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $438.

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$7,492 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,492 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, biology graduates from UM carry an average student debtload of $26,937.

Full General Biology at The University of Montana Report

#3

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, MT
$31,335 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Rocky Mountain College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Billings, Rocky is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rocky are $31,335 a year. After completing their degree, biology graduates from Rocky carry an average student debtload of $24,735.

Rocky did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best General Biology Schools in Montana list.

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#4

Carroll College

Helena, MT
$38,106 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Carroll College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in Montana. Carroll Montana is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Helena.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carroll Montana are $38,106 per year. Biology majors at Carroll Montana take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Carroll Montana also took the #3 spot in our Best General Biology Schools in Montana rankings.

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#5

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT
$26,662 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Providence. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Schools in Montana list. University of Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Great Falls.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Providence are $26,662 per year. While working on their degree, biology majors at University of Providence accumulate an average of around $20,450 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Providence is ranked #1 for overall quality for biology in Montana.

Full General Biology at University of Providence Report

Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value General Biology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,568
Utah 829
Idaho 584
Wyoming 61

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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