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2023 Best Value Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Montana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

6 Schools Ranked
$24,120 Avg Tuition & Fees*

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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 and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Montana ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Montana to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare 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.

Top Value Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Montana

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39 Total Awards
$19,429 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Montana Technological University the best value school in Montana for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Montana Tech is located in Butte, Montana and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 master’s degrees to qualified students.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montana Tech are $19,429 per year.

Online graduate courses are available at Montana Tech, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 61% took at least some of their classes online.

Montana Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Montana list.

Full Montana Technological University Report

#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
15 Total Awards
$22,391 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Montana. Montana State University is a fairly large public school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 15 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 a year.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at MSU Bozeman. In fact, around 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MSU Bozeman is ranked #4 for overall quality in Montana.

Full Montana State University Report

#3

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
67 Total Awards
$24,096 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Montana. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UM are $24,096 a year.

UM does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 19% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

UM also took the #5 spot in our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Montana rankings.

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40 Total Awards
$21,216 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s value ranking, Montana State University - Billings landed the # 4 spot on the list. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school situated in Billings, Montana. It awarded 40 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Montana State University - Billings graduate students pay an average of $21,216 in tuition and fees each year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Montana State University - Billings. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#5

University of Providence

Great Falls, Montana
21 Total Awards
$24,327 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Providence helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Montana. Great Falls, Montana is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

University of Providence graduate students pay an average of $24,327 in tuition and fees each year.

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.

University of Providence also made our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Montana list, coming in at #2.

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#6

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, Montana
36 Total Awards
$33,470 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Rocky Mountain College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Located in Billings, Montana, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 36 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rocky are $33,470 per year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Rocky. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 9% took at least some of their classes online.

Rocky also made our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Montana list, coming in at #3.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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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