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2027 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Montana

[Student Counseling](/majors/education/student-counseling/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for student counseling students.

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• Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Montana

2027 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Montana

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the student counseling degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Student Counseling Schools

1

Montana State University Billings
Billings, MT

$7,280 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,465 Avg Student Debt

$44,296 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in student counseling, no school beat Montana State University Billings this year. Set in the city of Billings, Montana State University Billings is a moderately-sized public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $7,280, compared with $22,897 for out-of-state students. Student Counseling graduates carry a median of $25,465 in student loans. Early-career student counseling graduates make about $48,789. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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The University Of Montana
Missoula, MT

$8,552 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,342 Avg Student Debt

$44,511 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at The University Of Montana earned it the #2 place for student counseling. Set in the city of Missoula, The University Of Montana is a large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $8,552, while out-of-state students pay about $33,671. Student Counseling graduates carry a median of $24,342 in student loans. Early-career student counseling graduates make about $41,773. Set against $24,342 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 96% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.