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Montana State University Billings is a public regional university located in Billings, Montana. Montana State University Billings has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Montana State University Billings is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $40,043 10 years after enrolling, 7th in Montana, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Montana State University Billings bachelor students earn 2% less than the national average.
Montana State University Billings’s median net annual cost of $14,036 and average years to graduate of 4.7 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Montana State University Billings sorted by number of graduates - Business and Commerce, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Education, Clinical / Counseling Psych, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other, Education (subject specific) - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$14,036
Average years to graduate
4.7
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Health Administrative Services
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Economic score: 4.67
Advertising & PR
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Economic score: 4.73
Criminal Justice
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Economic score: 7.74
Sociology
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Economic score: 9.61
Special Education
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Economic score: 41.08
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at Montana State University Billings - Therapeutic professions, Student Counseling, Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.7 years. 37% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Montana State University Billings is 10% lower than the state average, and 20% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Montana State University Billings, Pell Grant recipients represent 29% of the measured graduating class, 6% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Montana State University Billings graduates within 4.7 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Montana State University Billings’s economic mobility score of 8.46 is calculated by adjusting the 5.57 economic score of lower-income students by the 29% pell grant recipients within the student body. Montana State University Billings’s EMS of 8.46 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Montana State University Billings pays $14,036 a year, $5,714 less than the $19,750 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $14,036
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Montana State University Billings, 85% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $14,036 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 42% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $4,688. This is 12% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,398
Pell grants
$4,145
State grants
$2,992
Institutional grants
$3,035
Montana State University Billings offers 8 online bachelor programs, 7 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Montana State University Billings offers 5 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
13
Hybrid programs
1
Percentage of programs online
23%
Full time
79%
83%
Female
63%
59%
First time
60%
59%
In-state
90%
68%
1st generation
38%
35%
White
78%
52%
Black
1%
14%
Hispanic
7%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
5%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%