2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Accounting for a Master’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Accounting for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 73,172 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 7th most popular major in the United States.
Across Montana, there were 131 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Accounting for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the accounting program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Accounting for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for montana master’s degree vets studying accounting.
Top 3 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Montana
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Accounting for a Master’s. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” ranking.Of the 9,808 students enrolled at UM, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Accounting for a Master’s. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
MSU Bozeman also took the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” ranking.According to our most recent data, Montana State University supports 16,218 students, and 656 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 393 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,023. To help with additional expenses, 37 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Montana State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at MSU Bozeman]](/colleges/montana-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Accounting for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Carroll College landed the #3 spot on the list. Helena, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Carroll Montana did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list.According to our most recent data, Carroll Montana supports 1,108 students, and 69 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 36 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,186. On top of their other funding sources, 23 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Carroll Montana]](/colleges/carroll-college/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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