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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Montana

18 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Education Schools in Montana ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Montana to see which programs were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Montana State University the most popular school in Montana for education students. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college 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 #2 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great place for education students. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

While working on their degree, education majors at UM accumulate an average of around $26,007 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Montana - Western is a great place for education students. Montana Western is a small public school located in the town of Dillon.

Education majors at Montana Western take out an average of $27,347 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 18 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University - Billings landed the # 4 spot on the list. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the midsize city of Billings.

While working on their degree, education majors at Montana State University - Billings accumulate an average of around $22,984 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montana State University - Northern. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Montana list. Located in the remote town of Havre, Montana State University - Northern is a public college with a small student population.

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Salish Kootenai College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Montana list. Located in the rural area of Pablo, SKC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

On average, education graduates from SKC take out $18,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, MT

Rocky Mountain College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in Montana ranking. Located in the midsize city of Billings, Rocky is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Blackfeet Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Located in the rural area of Browning, BCC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Carroll College

Helena, MT

Carroll College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in Montana ranking. Carroll Montana is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Helena.

Education majors at Carroll Montana take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

Stone Child College

Box Elder, MT

Stone Child College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the remote area of Box Elder, SCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 18 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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