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2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master's in Montana For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Political Science & Government is the 21st most popular major in the country with 48,597 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, political science and government graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,977 and had an average of $22,822 in loans still to pay off.

Across Montana, there were 114 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,150 and $21,975 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,863 and $41,012 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality political science and government programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the political science and government program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $0-$30k) in Montana

#1

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#1 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 Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Missoula, Montana, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s political science students in 2019-2020.

UM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242, 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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