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Best Master's Degree Schools in Montana

2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Montana

7 Schools Ranked

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Master's Degree Schools in Montana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Montana to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Top Master's Degree Schools in Montana

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58 Total Awards
$6,560 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Montana Technological University the best school in Montana for students working on their master’s degree. This small public school is located in Butte, Montana, and it awarded 58 master’s degrees in .

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Montana Tech. In 2022-2023 about 49% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, Montana
63 Total Awards
$35,635 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Rocky Mountain College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rocky Mountain College is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Billings, Montana that handed out 63 master’s degrees in .

Rocky does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2022-2023 year, about 7% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

University of Providence

Great Falls, Montana
93 Total Awards

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Providence helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Montana. University of Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Great Falls, Montana. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 93 master’s degrees in .

University of Providence is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#4

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
540 Total Awards
$7,313 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Bozeman, Montana, the fairly large public school awarded 540 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .

One thing to take note of is that MSU Bozeman does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2022-2023 year, about 35% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#5

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
512 Total Awards
$9,580 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Montana. UM is a fairly large public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 512 master’s degrees in .

UM does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 32% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.

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118 Total Awards
$8,320 Average Tuition & Fees

Montana State University - Billings came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Montana ranking. Montana State University - Billings is located in Billings, Montana and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 118 master’s degrees to qualified students.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Montana State University - Billings. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.

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15 Total Awards
$7,201 Average Tuition & Fees

Montana State University - Northern landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. This small public school is located in Havre, Montana, and it awarded 15 master’s degrees in .

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Montana State University - Northern. In 2022-2023 about 43% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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