2024 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Montana

Health Professions is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #1 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Montana to determine which ones were the best for health professions students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 483 doctor's degrees in health professions during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of health professions students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for health professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health professions related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for health professions students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Montana list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Health Professions in Montana

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for health professions students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Montana Schools for a Doctorate in Health Professions

1

The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

457 Annual Graduates

The University of Montana is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in health professions. UM is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Missoula.More information about a doctorate in health professions from The University of Montana

2

Rocky Mountain College
Billings, MT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in health professions has to check out Rocky Mountain College. Rocky is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Billings.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Rocky Mountain College

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	27	1,194
Utah	24	653
Idaho	15	180
Wyoming	12	59

View All Rankings >

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	394
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	62
Nursing	26
Public Health	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.