If you plan on majoring in psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #8 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Psychology Schools in Montana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 371 degrees in psychology to qualified students.
Your choice of psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Psychology Schools in Montana list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the psychology degree levels they offer.
Montana State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in psychology. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #485 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means MSU Bozeman is a great university overall.
There were about 138 psychology students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients typically make about $28,468 in their early careers.
The University of Montana is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in psychology. UM is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Missoula. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Montana.
There were about 124 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UM in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, psychology degree recipients generally make around $26,665 at the beginning of their careers.
Any student who is interested in psychology needs to look into Montana State University - Billings. Located in the city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 8th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Montana.
There were about 38 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Montana State University - Billings in the most recent data year. Psychology degree recipients from Montana State University - Billings get an earnings boost of about $3,912 above the average earnings of psychology graduates.
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).
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