2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Montana
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in Montana with 745 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Montana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Montana to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Nursing
Our analysis found Montana State University - Billings to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Montana. Located in the medium-sized city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Montana State University - Billings are $6,022 a year. On average, nursing graduates from Montana State University - Billings take out $37,572 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Montana State University - Billings also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Montana list, coming in at #5.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Montana State University - Northern helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Montana. Montana State University - Northern is a small public school located in the town of Havre.
Montana State University - Northern undergraduate students pay an average of $5,955 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Montana State University - Northern carry an average student debtload of $35,898.
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Out of the 6 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.
MSU Bozeman undergraduate students pay an average of $7,528 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from MSU Bozeman take out $31,109 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $243.
MSU Bozeman also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Montana rankings.
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Out of the 6 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Butte.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montana Tech are $7,346 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Montana Tech accumulate an average of around $31,152 in student debt.
Montana Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Montana list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Providence helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Montana. Located in the city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Providence are $26,662 a year. On average, nursing graduates from University of Providence take out $23,987 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
University of Providence did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Montana list.
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With a ranking of #6, Carroll College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Helena, Carroll Montana is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Carroll Montana undergraduate students pay an average of $38,106 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Carroll Montana not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Montana list.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 6,496 |
Utah | 17,535 |
Idaho | 1,593 |
Wyoming | 397 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.
- 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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