2023 Best Value Computer Science Schools in Montana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

There are so many computer science programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Science Schools in Montana ranking.

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. 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.

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

Top Value Computer Science Schools in Montana

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

73 Total Awards

#1 in Quality in Montana

$28,476 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Montana the best value school in Montana for computer science students working on their degree. Located in Missoula, Montana, the fairly large public school handed out 73 degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UM are $28,476 a year. By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,131 in student loans. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $275 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from UM, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $38,416 during the early years of their career.

UM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Computer Science Schools in Montana list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 1 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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