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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Montana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$7,014 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,881 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts / sciences and humanities was ranked 4th in Montana. In fact, 821 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Montana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Montana to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Montana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts & Humanities

Our 2023 rankings named Montana State University - Billings the best value school in Montana for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montana State University - Billings are $6,022 per year.

Montana State University - Billings also made our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Montana list, coming in at #5.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Montana State University - Billings Report

Out of the 3 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 large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

MSU Bozeman undergraduate students pay an average of $7,528 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MSU Bozeman did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Montana list.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Montana State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great value for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UM are $7,492 a year.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,414
Utah 9,518
Idaho 2,876
Wyoming 341

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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