Bozeman, MT
Montana State University
https://www.montana.edu/Repayment outcome
92.1%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$23,200–$58,700
middle 50% · median $39,700
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$16,236
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$14,465
Sticker price
before any aid
$18,486
Default rate
5.7%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Engineering Tech$57,318
- Physical Sciences$45,305
- Engineering$41,565
- Business$40,697
- Education$40,089
- Comm. Tech$36,848
- Math & Statistics$35,416
- Computer Science$33,993
- Precision Production$33,459
- English & Literature$30,616
- Psychology$29,882
- Health Professions$29,685
- Foreign Languages$28,960
- Family Sciences$27,822
- Social Sciences$27,669
- History$26,585
- Liberal Arts$26,121
- Biology$25,387
- Interdisciplinary$25,194
- Visual & Performing Arts$22,572
Academics
Acceptance
84.5%
Avg SAT
1,115
Enrollment
13,055
What students study
20 fields offered
Engineering
12% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Health Professions11.0%
- 03Business10.2%
- 04Visual & Performing Arts8.3%
- 05Family Sciences8.1%
- 06Biology7.4%
- 07Education5.9%
- 08Social Sciences4.3%
- 09Physical Sciences4.0%
- 10Agriculture3.3%
- 11Engineering Tech3.2%
- 12Liberal Arts3.1%
- 13History3.1%
- 14English & Literature3.0%
- 15Psychology2.5%
- 16Natural Resources2.4%
- 17Architecture2.4%
- 18Foreign Languages1.3%
- 19Computer Science1.3%
- 20Math & Statistics1.1%