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2023 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Montana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$6,757 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,137 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Associate Degree School for You

Accounting is the #15 most popular major in Montana with 141 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Montana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Montana to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Montana

Check out the accounting associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Accounting

Our analysis found Montana State University - Billings to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a associate degree in Montana. Located in the city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montana State University - Billings are $6,022 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Montana list. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

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

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Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,498
Utah 2,857
Idaho 559
Wyoming 93

One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Accounting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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