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2026 Best Value Health Care Management Schools in Montana

[Health Care Management](/majors/health-care-professions/health-medical-administrative-services/health-care-management/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong health care management education at a price that pays off.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value health care management schools.

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• Best Value Health Care Management Schools in Montana

2026 Best Value Health Care Management Schools in Montana

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the health care management degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Health Care Management Schools

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Montana State University Billings
Billings, MT

$7,280 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,875 Avg Student Debt

$44,296 Median Earnings (10yr)

Montana State University Billings tops our 2026 list of the best value health care management schools in Montana. Set in the city of Billings, Montana State University Billings is a moderately-sized public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $7,280, compared with $22,897 for out-of-state students. Health Care Management graduates carry a median of $23,875 in student loans. Early-career health care management graduates make about $34,171. Set against $23,875 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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The University Of Montana
Missoula, MT

$8,552 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,342 Avg Student Debt

$44,511 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at The University Of Montana earned it the #2 place for health care management. Set in the city of Missoula, The University Of Montana is a large public institution. Students from in state pay about $8,552 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $33,671. Health Care Management graduates carry a median of $24,342 in student loans. Early-career health care management graduates make about $42,654. That is a strong return on a $24,342 median debt. The University Of Montana admits about 96% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced 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 · 2 schools 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.