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Best Education Schools in Montana

2023 Best Education Schools in Montana

5 Colleges
$40,769 Avg Salary
$24,854 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Education Schools in Montana ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Montana to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Education Schools in Montana

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Colleges.

Top Montana Schools in Education

#1

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, MT

Our 2023 rankings named Rocky Mountain College the best school in Montana for education students. Located in the medium-sized city of Billings, Rocky is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana - Western. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Education Schools in Montana list. Montana Western is a small public school located in the remote town of Dillon.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Montana Western take out is $27,347.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Montana State University is a great place for education students. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.

While working on their degree, education majors at MSU Bozeman accumulate an average of around $24,500 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $365, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Montana State University - Billings is a great place for education students. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the midsize city of Billings.

Education majors at Montana State University - Billings take out an average of $22,984 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

The average amount in student loans that education majors at UM take out is $26,007.

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Best Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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 5 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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