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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Montana

2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Montana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$4,853 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,410 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, mechanic & repair technologies students earned 218 degrees and certificates from a Montana school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Montana ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Montana to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for mechanic & repair technologies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Montana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Mechanic & Repair Technologies

Our analysis found Highlands College of Montana Tech to be the best value school for mechanic & repair technologies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Montana. Highlands College of Montana Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Butte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Highlands College of Montana Tech are $3,667 a year.

Highlands College of Montana Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Montana list.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Helena College University of Montana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic & repair technologies schools in Montana. Helena College is a small public school located in the town of Helena.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Helena College are $3,590 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Northern. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Montana list. Montana State University - Northern is a small public school located in the remote town of Havre.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Montana State University - Northern are $5,955 a year.

Montana State University - Northern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Montana list.

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Out of the 4 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University - Billings landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the 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 $6,198 a year.

Montana State University - Billings not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Montana list.

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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 860
Colorado 2,141
Utah 1,096
Idaho 504

Mechanic & Repair Technologies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 63,451
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 21,891
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 8,446
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 8,127
Precision Systems Maintenance 2,185
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,184
Mechanics & Repairers 347
Energy Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 110

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 149,352
Precision Production 55,411
Construction Trades 40,802
Transportation & Materials Moving 33,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Alfred Palmer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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