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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor's Degree Schools in Montana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$7,510 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,885 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 104 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, political science and government is the #23 most popular major in Montana.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor's Degree Schools in Montana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Montana to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for political science 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Montana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Political Science & Government

Our 2023 rankings named Montana State University the best value school in Montana for political science and government students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman are $7,528 per year. Political Science majors at MSU Bozeman take out an average of $23,733 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

MSU Bozeman not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Montana list.

Full Political Science & Government at Montana State University Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in Montana. Located in the small 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. Political Science majors at UM take out an average of $23,418 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Political Science & Government at The University of Montana Report

Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 798
Utah 458
Idaho 207
Wyoming 54

Political Science & Government is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UKWiki at English Wikipedia.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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