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2023 Best Value General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Montana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$7,037 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,425 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, general psychology students earned 315 degrees and certificates from a Montana school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Montana ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Montana to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Montana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Psychology

Our analysis found Montana State University to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Montana. MSU Bozeman is a 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Montana list.

Read full report on General Psychology at Montana State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great value for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. UM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

UM graduate students pay an average of $6,892 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UM also took the #5 spot in our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Montana rankings.

Full General Psychology at The University of Montana Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Montana State University - Billings is a great value for general psychology students working on their master’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 graduate students at Montana State University - Billings are $7,415 per year.

Read full report on General Psychology at Montana State University - Billings

Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,965
Utah 1,424
Idaho 659
Wyoming 266

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

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 BruceBlaus.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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