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2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Montana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$7,492 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,600 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

With 93 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the #27 most popular major in Montana.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Social Work Schools in Montana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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. 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.

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

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Social Work Colleges.

Best Social Work School

$7,492 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found The University of Montana to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a degree in Montana. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM are $7,492 per year. After completing their degree, social work graduates from UM carry an average student debtload of $26,760.

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Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,103
Utah 755
Idaho 563
Wyoming 110

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 Army Medicine.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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