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2023 Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Montana

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$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Montana. With 960 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Montana ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Montana to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Montana

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

Top Montana Schools for a Master's in Education

Our analysis found Montana State University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Montana. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Montana State University - Billings helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Montana. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Billings.

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Out of the 4 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Montana State University - Northern is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Havre, Montana State University - Northern is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 3,271
Utah 14,970
Idaho 1,626
Wyoming 529

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Horadrim.

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