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2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Montana

12 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Associate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Montana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Montana to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found The University of Montana - Western to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a associate degree in Montana. Montana Western is a small public school located in the town of Dillon.

Of the 59 students majoring in education at Montana Western, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Blackfeet Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Montana. Located in the rural area of Browning, BCC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 94% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Salish Kootenai College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Montana. Located in the rural area of Pablo, SKC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in education at SKC, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#4

Stone Child College

Box Elder, MT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Stone Child College is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Box Elder, SCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in education at SCC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#5

Little Big Horn College

Crow Agency, MT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Little Big Horn College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Montana list. Located in the rural area of Crow Agency, Little Big Horn College is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Dawson Community College

Glendive, MT

With a ranking of #6, Dawson Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. DCC is a fairly small public school located in the town of Glendive.

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With a ranking of #7, Flathead Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Kalispell, Flathead Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Miles Community College

Miles City, MT

With a ranking of #8, Miles Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Miles City, Miles Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 50% of the education majors at the school.

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#9

Chief Dull Knife College

Lame Deer, MT

Chief Dull Knife College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Chief Dull Knife College is a fairly small public school located in the remote area of Lame Deer.

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Montana State University - Billings landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree education programs. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the city of Billings.

Full Education at Montana State University - Billings Report

Best Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges 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 12 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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