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2023 Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Schools in Montana

3 Schools Ranked
$12,880 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,800 Avg Student Debt

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education opportunities 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 many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Schools in Montana ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Montana to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

University of Providence

Great Falls, Montana
224 Total Awards
$26,662 Average Tuition & Fees
$21,640 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named University of Providence the most popular school in Montana for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Great Falls, Montana, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 224 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

University of Providence does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $26,662. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from University of Providence accumulate an average of $21,640 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.

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

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422 Total Awards
$6,022 Average Tuition & Fees
$30,073 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend Montana State University - Billings. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Montana list. Located in Billings, Montana, the small public school handed out 422 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Montana State University - Billings is $6,022. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $19,352. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Montana State University - Billings accumulate an average of $30,073 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 63% took at least some of their classes online.

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122 Total Awards
$5,955 Average Tuition & Fees
$24,326 Avg Student Debt

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Montana State University - Northern helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Montana. Montana State University - Northern is located in Havre, Montana and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 122 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Montana State University - Northern is $5,955. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $18,665. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,326 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 72% of the undergraduate 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 3 schools only.

References

  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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