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2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Montana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$17,648 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,745 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 5th in Montana. In fact, 119 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Public Health Schools in Montana ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Montana to see which programs offered the best value experiences for public health 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 Public Health Schools in Montana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a .

Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Health

$7,346 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Montana Technological University the best value school in Montana for public health students. Located in the town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montana Tech are $7,346 per year. Public Health majors at Montana Tech take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Montana Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Public Health Schools in Montana rankings.

Read full report on Public Health at Montana Technological University

$7,492 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Montana list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

UM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,492 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UM also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Health Schools in Montana rankings.

Read full report on Public Health at The University of Montana

#3

Carroll College

Helena, MT
$38,106 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carroll College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in Montana list. Carroll Montana is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Helena.

Carroll Montana undergraduate students pay an average of $38,106 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, public health graduates from Carroll Montana carry an average student debtload of $24,569.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Carroll Montana is ranked #3 for overall quality for public health in Montana.

Full Public Health at Carroll College Report

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 228
Utah 561
Idaho 402
Wyoming 25

Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Public Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 22,778
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,563
Other Public Health 3,432
Health Services Administration 3,119
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2,272
International Public Health/International Health 1,599
Environmental Health 1,344
Behavioral Aspects of Health 814
Health/Medical Physics 258
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 211
Maternal and Child Health 163
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 43

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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