2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 200,458 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Montana, there were 770 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,317 and $23,194 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 70 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,863 and $41,012 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The engineering 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 “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k) in Montana

#1

Montana Technological University

Butte, Montana

$19,429 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the #1 spot on the list. Butte, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montana Tech, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana Tech are $19,429, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Montana Technological University Engineering Report

#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making Over $110k list. MSU Bozeman is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering at MSU Bozeman

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)

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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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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