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2023 Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Montana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$6,849 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,796 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Master's Degree School for You

Computer Science is the #16 most popular major in Montana with 136 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Montana ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Montana to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for compsci students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Montana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for compsci majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer Science

Our analysis found Montana State University to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Montana. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

MSU Bozeman graduate students pay an average of $6,805 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MSU Bozeman is ranked #4 for overall quality for compsci in Montana.

Read full report on Computer Science at Montana State University

The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in Montana. UM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UM are $6,892 a year.

UM also made our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Montana list, coming in at #5.

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Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,401
Utah 1,366
Idaho 269
Wyoming 63

Computer Science is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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