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2026 Best Value Technical Teacher Education Schools in Montana
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in technical teacher education, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Technical Teacher Education Schools
Montana State University earned the #1 spot for value among technical teacher education schools in Montana. Located in the city of Bozeman, Montana State University is a large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,460, compared with $33,287 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $24,000 to complete the technical teacher education program here. Early-career technical teacher education graduates make about $47,703. Set against $24,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Montana State University admits about 82% of applicants.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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[Technical Teacher Education](/majors/education/teacher-education-and-development/technical-teacher-education/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
