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Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Montana

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Montana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$6,849 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was the most popular one in Montana. In total, 1,968 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Montana.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Montana ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Montana to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Montana the best value school in Montana for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM are $6,892 per year.

UM not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Montana list.

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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 remote town of Bozeman.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MSU Bozeman are $6,805 a year.

MSU Bozeman also made our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Montana list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 11,178
Utah 26,190
Idaho 3,965
Wyoming 961

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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