Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana · Public

All 52 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Montana high-school graduate (about $32,577/yr). Another 131 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	$17,797
$30k to $48k	$18,570
$48k to $75k	$21,977
$75k to $110k	$24,732
$110k and up	$25,905
All families (average)	$22,499

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

52 of 183 programs could be assessed 28% 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
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$71,578	+$39,001	clears the bar	$20,735	0.5 yrs	292
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$76,146	+$43,569	clears the bar	$22,802	0.5 yrs	261
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,653	+$56,076	clears the bar	$24,980	0.4 yrs	179
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$52,702	+$20,125	clears the bar	$23,646	1.2 yrs	148
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,623	+$21,046	clears the bar	$21,477	1.0 yrs	109
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$111,728	+$79,151	clears the bar	$21,750	0.3 yrs	100
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,590	+$55,013	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	85
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,711	+$18,134	clears the bar	$24,000	1.3 yrs	83
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,273	+$15,696	clears the bar	$21,987	1.4 yrs	77
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$45,523	+$12,946	clears the bar	$24,250	1.9 yrs	76
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$46,741	+$14,164	clears the bar	$25,125	1.8 yrs	69
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,221	+$27,644	clears the bar	$20,399	0.7 yrs	68
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$82,785	+$50,208	clears the bar	$20,913	0.4 yrs	66
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$66,498	+$33,921	clears the bar	$23,250	0.7 yrs	64
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$47,396	+$14,819	clears the bar	$12,000	0.8 yrs	62
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$45,300	+$12,723	clears the bar	$22,125	1.7 yrs	57
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$45,975	+$13,398	clears the bar	$23,785	1.8 yrs	56
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$80,089	+$47,512	clears the bar	$28,000	0.6 yrs	54
English	Bachelor's Degree	$47,757	+$15,180	clears the bar	$20,775	1.4 yrs	53
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$49,241	+$16,664	clears the bar	$20,064	1.2 yrs	49
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$46,657	+$14,080	clears the bar	$22,875	1.6 yrs	48
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$64,655	+$32,078	clears the bar	$18,366	0.6 yrs	46
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$46,313	+$13,736	clears the bar	$23,149	1.7 yrs	41
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	$87,162	+$54,585	clears the bar	$21,952	0.4 yrs	39
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,331	+$65,754	clears the bar	$21,747	0.3 yrs	38
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$51,285	+$18,708	clears the bar	$18,050	1.0 yrs	36
History	Bachelor's Degree	$52,187	+$19,610	clears the bar	$19,375	1.0 yrs	34
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,087	+$55,510	clears the bar	$26,000	0.5 yrs	33
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$89,002	+$56,425	clears the bar	$25,185	0.4 yrs	32
Mathematics	Master's Degree	$62,651	+$30,074	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,930	+$22,353	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$48,646	+$16,069	clears the bar	$27,752	1.7 yrs	29
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,133	+$31,556	clears the bar	$25,061	0.8 yrs	29
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$65,731	+$33,154	clears the bar	$24,000	0.7 yrs	29
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	$83,329	+$50,752	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$62,976	+$30,399	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$55,352	+$22,775	clears the bar	$27,000	1.2 yrs	26
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$79,621	+$47,044	clears the bar	$19,125	0.4 yrs	24
Design	Associate's Degree	$36,357	+$3,780	clears the bar	$18,006	4.8 yrs	23
Accounting	Master's Degree	$92,689	+$60,112	clears the bar	$16,345	0.3 yrs	22
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$62,511	+$29,934	clears the bar	$25,500	0.9 yrs	20
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$39,920	+$7,343	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$45,392	+$12,815	clears the bar	$20,500	1.6 yrs	18
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,411	+$66,834	clears the bar	$27,000	0.4 yrs	17
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$51,264	+$18,687	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Air Transportation	Associate's Degree	$74,026	+$41,449	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$70,130	+$37,553	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,679	+$13,102	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$41,979	+$9,402	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Architecture	Master's Degree	$71,784	+$39,207	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Environmental Design	Bachelor's Degree	$57,668	+$25,091	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$126,894	+$94,317	clears the bar	$55,433	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Plant Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Statistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Plant Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Film and Photography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Zoology/Animal Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geology and Earth Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Industrial Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Chemistry	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Materials Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1

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.