Great Falls College Montana State University

Great Falls, Montana · Public

All 10 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Montana high-school graduate (about $32,577/yr). Another 16 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,675
$30k to $48k	$10,624
$48k to $75k	$11,778
$75k to $110k	$16,535
$110k and up	$16,664
All families (average)	$12,468

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

10 of 26 programs could be assessed 38% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Montana high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$44,965	+$12,388	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	75
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,760	+$9,183	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$55,036	+$22,459	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$69,356	+$36,779	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$74,001	+$41,424	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$49,877	+$17,300	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$53,946	+$21,369	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$35,527	+$2,950	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$48,406	+$15,829	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$46,661	+$14,084	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Systems Analysis	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Systems Analysis	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($32,577/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.