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2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Montana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$5,307 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,943 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair School for You

In 2020-2021, 117 degrees and certificates were awarded to vehicle maintenance and repair students who went to a Montana college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Montana ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Montana to see which ones offered the best value programs for vehicle repair 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Montana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for vehicle repair majors pursuing a .

Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

$3,589 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Highlands College of Montana Tech the best value school in Montana for vehicle maintenance and repair students. Located in the town of Butte, Highlands College of Montana Tech is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Highlands College of Montana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $3,589 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$5,955 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Northern. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Montana list. Located in the remote town of Havre, Montana State University - Northern is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montana State University - Northern are $5,955 per year.

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$3,477 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Helena College University of Montana landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Helena, Helena College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Helena College are $3,477 a year. While working on their degree, vehicle repair majors at Helena College accumulate an average of around $12,187 in student debt.

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$6,022 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Billings. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Montana list. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Billings.

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

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$7,492 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Montana list. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,492 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at The University of Montana Report

Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 442
Utah 148
Idaho 148
Wyoming 113

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 19,594
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 8,717
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 7,770
Precision Systems Maintenance 1,932
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,267

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Airman 1st Class Nigel Sandridge.

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