by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Montana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 327,871 education students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across Montana, there were 983 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,769 and $24,854 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 114 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,073 and $20,221 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Montana” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Montana”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Montana”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blackfeet Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Montana list. Located in Browning, Montana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana - Western. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Montana list. The University of Montana - Western is a small public school situated in Dillon, Montana. It awarded 59 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stone Child College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Montana. Located in Box Elder, Montana, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chief Dull Knife College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Montana. This small school is located in Lame Deer, Montana, and it awarded 1 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Little Big Horn College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Montana. Located in Crow Agency, Montana, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Salish Kootenai College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Montana list. SKC is a small public school situated in Pablo, Montana. It awarded 14 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Dawson Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Montana ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Glendive, Montana, and it awarded 4 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Miles Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Montana ranking, coming in at #8. Miles Community College is a small public school situated in Miles City, Montana. It awarded 2 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Fort Peck Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Montana list. Fort Peck Community College is a small school located in Poplar, Montana that handed out 1 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Flathead Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Montana list. Flathead Valley Community College is a small school located in Kalispell, Montana that handed out 3 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Education at Flathead Valley Community College
Montana State University - Billings ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Montana list. Billings, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Education at Montana State University - Billings
Aaniiih Nakoda College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Montana ranking, coming in at #12. Aaniiih Nakoda College is a small school located in Harlem, Montana that handed out 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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