2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $48-$75k

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History is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across Montana, there were 110 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,250 and $24,690 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,863 and $41,012 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality history programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for montana master’s degree history students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k) in Montana

#1

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

$23,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $48-$75k list. The University of Montana is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.

UM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 6 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best History 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.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)

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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