2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Montana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering School for You
In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 700 degrees and certificates from a Montana school, making the subject the 5th in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering Schools in Montana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Montana to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Montana Technological University the best value school in Montana for engineering students. Located in the remote town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public school with a small student population.
Montana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,346 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at Montana Tech take out is $27,000.
Montana Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Engineering Schools in Montana rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Montana list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSU Bozeman are $7,528 a year. Engineering majors at MSU Bozeman take out an average of $23,762 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $285.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 4,398 |
| Utah | 2,169 |
| Idaho | 877 |
| Wyoming | 327 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
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