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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Subject Specific Ed

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196 Degrees Awarded
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Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Subject Specific Ed

With all of the options veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Subject Specific Ed” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Teacher Education Subject Specific is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 43,297 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, teacher education subject specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,245 and had an average of $24,696 in loans still to pay off.

Across Montana, there were 196 teacher education subject specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,903 and $26,167 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Subject Specific Ed” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education subject specific. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education subject specific programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher education subject specific program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Subject Specific Ed” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Subject Specific Ed

The colleges and universities below are the best for montana vets studying subject specific ed.

Top 5 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Veterans in Montana

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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Subject Specific Ed. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 135 diplomas to qualified ’s subject specific ed students in 2020-2021.

MSU Bozeman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 16,218 students enrolled at MSU Bozeman, 656 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 393 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,023. To help with additional expenses, 37 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Subject Specific Ed that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana - Western landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Dillon, Montana, and it awarded 17 ’s subject specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Montana Western not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, The University of Montana - Western supports 1,334 students, and 51 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,068. During this same period, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Montana - Western does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Montana Western]](/colleges/the-university-of-montana-western/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Billings. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Subject Specific Ed list. Montana State University - Billings is a small school located in Billings, Montana that handed out 22 ’s subject specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Montana State University - Billings also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 4,000 students enrolled at Montana State University - Billings, 74 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 51 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,177. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Montana State University - Billings does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Rocky Mountain College
Billings, Montana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Subject Specific Ed list. Billings, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s subject specific ed degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Rocky did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Rocky Mountain College supports 1,014 students, and 47 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 29 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,888. To help with additional expenses, 19 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Northern. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Montana for Subject Specific Ed list. Montana State University - Northern is located in Havre, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s subject specific ed degrees to qualified students.

Montana State University - Northern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 50 of the 1,024 students enrolled at Montana State University - Northern were GI Bill® students, of which 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,970. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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