College ROI in Montana
See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Montana's everyday prices are 5.4% below the U.S. average
This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.
- Overall prices
- 94.6
- Housing
- 84.6
- Utilities
- 72.3
Best estimated 10-year return
10 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.
1Montana Technological UniversityButte · Public+15%2Montana State University-NorthernHavre · Public−33%3Montana State UniversityBozeman · Public−44%4University of ProvidenceGreat Falls · Private nonprofit−55%5Carroll CollegeHelena · Private nonprofit−57%6Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings · Private nonprofit−70%7Montana State University BillingsBillings · Public−71%8The University of MontanaMissoula · Public−96%9Salish Kootenai CollegePablo · Public−100%10The University of Montana-WesternDillon · Public−111%
Most earnings per price dollar
Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.
1Salish Kootenai CollegePablo · Public5.7×2Montana State University-NorthernHavre · Public4.8×3Montana Technological UniversityButte · Public4.5×4University of ProvidenceGreat Falls · Private nonprofit3.2×5Montana State University BillingsBillings · Public3.1×6The University of MontanaMissoula · Public2.7×7Montana State UniversityBozeman · Public2.7×8Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings · Private nonprofit2.7×9The University of Montana-WesternDillon · Public2.5×10Carroll CollegeHelena · Private nonprofit2.4×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION
Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt
Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Montana median among debt-reporting colleges.
1Montana State University-NorthernHavre · Public$18,500median federal debt41%college completion2Montana Technological UniversityButte · Public$18,750median federal debt58%college completion3The University of Montana-WesternDillon · Public$21,000median federal debt51%college completion4The University of MontanaMissoula · Public$22,400median federal debt48%college completion5Montana State UniversityBozeman · Public$22,500median federal debt57%college completion6Carroll CollegeHelena · Private nonprofit$25,757median federal debt69%college completion7Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings · Private nonprofit$26,000median federal debt48%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.ALL COLLEGES IN MT
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28 matching colleges · page 2 of 2
The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Montana, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.