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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Montana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$7,510 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,615 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Montana ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Montana to see which ones offered the best value programs for political science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in Montana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for political science majors pursuing a .

Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality in Political Science & Government

$7,528 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSU Bozeman are $7,528 a year. The average amount in student loans that political science majors at MSU Bozeman take out is $24,480.

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$7,492 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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. After completing their degree, political science graduates from UM carry an average student debtload of $24,137.

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.

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