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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Montana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$7,437 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,660 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 134 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a Montana college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Value Civil Engineering Schools in Montana ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Montana to see which ones offered the best value programs for civil eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Montana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges.

Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality in Civil Engineering

$7,346 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Montana Technological University to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Montana. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Butte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Montana Tech are $7,346 a year.

Montana Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Montana list.

Full Civil Engineering at Montana Technological University Report

$7,528 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSU Bozeman are $7,528 a year. While working on their degree, civil eng majors at MSU Bozeman accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $435.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Montana State University

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 496
Utah 251
Idaho 152
Wyoming 63

One of 40 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Civil Eng

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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