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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k

3 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master's in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across Montana, there were 313 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,100 and $26,157 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,863 and $41,012 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general psychology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for montana master’s degree psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in Montana

#1

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Missoula, Montana, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

UM also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at The University of Montana

#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k. Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446.

Full Montana State University General Psychology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University - Billings. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k. Montana State University - Billings is a public institution located in Billings, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Montana State University - Billings did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University - Billings are $20,243, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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