by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 977,800 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.
Across Montana, there were 2,225 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,762 and $23,712 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 486 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,073 and $20,221 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in health professions. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in health professions.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Falls College Montana State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana list. Located in Great Falls, Montana, this small public school handed out 116 diplomas to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Full Great Falls College Montana State University Health Professions Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miles Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana. Miles Community College is located in Miles City, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Blackfeet Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana. Blackfeet Community College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Browning, Montana. It awarded 14 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stone Child College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana list. SCC is a small public school situated in Box Elder, Montana. It awarded 7 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Flathead Valley Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Flathead Valley Community College is a small school located in Kalispell, Montana that handed out 53 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Salish Kootenai College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana ranking. This small school is located in Pablo, Montana, and it awarded 32 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Little Big Horn College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana ranking. Little Big Horn College is a public institution located in Crow Agency, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Helena College University of Montana ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana list. Helena College is a public institution located in Helena, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Helena College University of Montana Health Professions Report
Fort Peck Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana ranking. This small school is located in Poplar, Montana, and it awarded 6 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Montana State University - Billings ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana list. Montana State University - Billings is a public institution located in Billings, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 74 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Montana State University - Northern landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana ranking. Montana State University - Northern is located in Havre, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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Dawson Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana ranking. Dawson Community College is a small public school situated in Glendive, Montana. It awarded 4 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Aaniiih Nakoda College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana list. Harlem, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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The University of Montana came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana ranking. The University of Montana is a fairly large school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 86 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Highlands College of Montana Tech landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana ranking. Highlands College of Montana Tech is located in Butte, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Full Highlands College of Montana Tech Health Professions Report
University of Providence did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana ranking, coming in at #16. University of Providence is located in Great Falls, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Health Professions at University of Providence
Chief Dull Knife College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana ranking. Chief Dull Knife College is located in Lame Deer, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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Montana Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Montana ranking, coming in at #17. Montana Technological University is located in Butte, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 106 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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