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2023 Top Montana Men's Basketball Schools

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Men's Basketball in Montana ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

After analyzing 3 schools in Montana, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Men's Basketball athletes in Montana. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, the school's athletic competitiveness, and the amount of athletic aid per student - to make this determination. Having a great sports team is not enough - the school must also focus on academic excellence.

See what other factors we include in our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Montana for Men's Basketball athletes in Montana

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

#2 in Quality in Montana

$2,123,642 Team Revenue

942 Academic Progress Rate

Our analysis found Montana State University to be the best school for Men’s Basketball athletes in Montana in this year’s ranking. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 2,612 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the Men’s Basketball team at MSU Bozeman took home $2,123,642 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 942. MSU Bozeman also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2. Read More…

2

The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

#6 in Quality in Montana

$2,124,367 Team Revenue

970 Academic Progress Rate

The excellent sports programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Men’s Basketball athletes in Montana. The University of Montana is a medium-sized public school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 1,232 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the Men’s Basketball team at UM took home $2,124,367 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 970. Read More…

3

Montana State University - Billings
Billings, Montana

#10 in Quality in Montana

$643,905 Team Revenue

$19,924 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on our list means Montana State University - Billings is a great place for Men’s Basketball athletes in Montana working on their bachelor’s degree. Montana State University - Billings is located in Billings, Montana and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 435 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. The Men’s Basketball team at Montana State University - Billings brought home $643,905 in revenue in a single year. Read More…

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 schools only.

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.
• Revenue and expense information comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA) website.
• The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
• 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.