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2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Montana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$7,014 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,070 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Montana ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Montana to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Montana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for accounting majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Accounting

Our 2023 rankings named Montana State University - Billings the best value school in Montana for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Montana State University - Billings are $6,022 a year.

Montana State University - Billings did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Montana list.

Full Accounting at Montana State University - Billings Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montana State University is a great value for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

MSU Bozeman undergraduate students pay an average of $7,528 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MSU Bozeman not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Montana list.

Read full report on Accounting at Montana State University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great value for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. UM is a fairly 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.

Full Accounting at The University of Montana Report

Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Colleges 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 3 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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