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2023 Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Montana

5 Schools Ranked
$11,036 Avg Tuition & Fees*

It's not easy to decide which healthcare 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 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 Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Montana ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Montana to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

University of Providence

Great Falls, Montana
80 Total Awards
$26,662 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Providence the most popular school in Montana for healthcare students working on their basic certificate. University of Providence is located in Great Falls, Montana and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 80 basic certificates to qualified students.

If you want to attend University of Providence, expect to pay an average of $26,662 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out University of Providence. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#2

Salish Kootenai College

Pablo, Montana
14 Total Awards
$6,399 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at Salish Kootenai College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Montana. This very small public school is located in Pablo, Montana, and it awarded 14 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Full-time students from Montana pay an average of $6,399 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend SKC. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $11,583. Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SKC does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

Montana Academy of Salons

Great Falls, Montana
8 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Academy of Salons. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Montana list. Located in Great Falls, Montana, the very small private for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.

Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.

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#4

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
3 Total Awards
$7,492 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Montana list. UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 basic certificates to qualified students.

In-state students pay an average of $7,492 in tuition and fees if they attend UM full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $28,476. Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UM. In fact, around 47% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$3,589 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Highlands College of Montana Tech. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Montana list.

Full-time students from Montana pay an average of $3,589 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Highlands College of Montana Tech. Out-of-state students pay an average of $9,391.

Online courses are available at Highlands College of Montana Tech, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 36% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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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