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Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

There are so many business programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this <nil> ranking.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Montana

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

17 Total Awards

#1 in Quality in Montana

$28,264 Average Tuition & Fees

Our rankings named Montana State University the best value school in Montana for business students working on their undergraduate certificate. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 17 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman are $28,264 a year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $12,079 in loans while pursuing their degree.

MSU Bozeman does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MSU Bozeman is ranked #1 for overall quality in Montana.

Read full report on Montana State University

#2

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

93 Total Awards

#2 in Quality in Montana

$28,476 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s value ranking, The University of Montana landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Missoula, Montana, the fairly large public school handed out 93 undergraduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM are $28,476 per year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UM. In 2019-2020 about 47% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

UM also made our list, coming in at #2.

Full The University of Montana Report

Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 2 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.
• 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.

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