The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana · Public

Of 41 assessed programs, 39 leave graduates out-earning a typical Montana high-school graduate (about $32,577/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 228 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$13,960
$30k to $48k	$14,892
$48k to $75k	$17,180
$75k to $110k	$19,269
$110k and up	$20,930
All families (average)	$16,784

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

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

41 of 269 programs could be assessed 15% 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
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$82,240	+$49,663	clears the bar	$95,599	1.9 yrs	424
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$39,103	+$6,526	clears the bar	$17,449	2.7 yrs	143
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,192	+$13,615	clears the bar	$23,111	1.7 yrs	97
Law	First Professional Degree	$86,640	+$54,063	clears the bar	$72,126	1.3 yrs	82
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$43,813	+$11,236	clears the bar	$19,500	1.7 yrs	71
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$91,218	+$58,641	clears the bar	$23,411	0.4 yrs	69
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$73,149	+$40,572	clears the bar	$21,500	0.5 yrs	67
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$43,286	+$10,709	clears the bar	$21,500	2.0 yrs	64
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$141,791	+$109,214	clears the bar	$50,640	0.5 yrs	62
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$37,771	+$5,194	clears the bar	$23,680	4.6 yrs	59
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$43,347	+$10,770	clears the bar	$22,024	2.0 yrs	57
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$54,300	+$21,723	clears the bar	$18,687	0.9 yrs	55
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,708	+$19,131	clears the bar	$17,951	0.9 yrs	50
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$64,057	+$31,480	clears the bar	$18,167	0.6 yrs	49
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$65,365	+$32,788	clears the bar	$30,638	0.9 yrs	46
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$57,892	+$25,315	clears the bar	$20,359	0.8 yrs	46
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$32,671 1-year earnings	+$94	clears the bar	$20,500	218.1 yrs	42
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$46,459	+$13,882	clears the bar	$24,927	1.8 yrs	42
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$46,267	+$13,690	clears the bar	$25,260	1.8 yrs	36
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$40,550	+$7,973	clears the bar	$25,000	3.1 yrs	36
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$36,169	+$3,592	clears the bar	$25,011	7.0 yrs	35
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$77,388	+$44,811	clears the bar	$31,111	0.7 yrs	35
English	Bachelor's Degree	$41,634	+$9,057	clears the bar	$22,692	2.5 yrs	34
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$57,297	+$24,720	clears the bar	$59,241	2.4 yrs	33
History	Bachelor's Degree	$46,408	+$13,831	clears the bar	$24,343	1.8 yrs	33
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$47,341	+$14,764	clears the bar	$19,495	1.3 yrs	30
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$52,978	+$20,401	clears the bar	$41,158	2.0 yrs	28
Social Work	Master's Degree	$60,362	+$27,785	clears the bar	$49,389	1.8 yrs	27
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$49,672	+$17,095	clears the bar	$39,422	2.3 yrs	25
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,929	+$11,352	clears the bar	$21,500	1.9 yrs	24
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$29,606	-$2,971	falls short	$24,491	insufficient data	23
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$61,408	+$28,831	clears the bar	$23,181	0.8 yrs	23
Accounting	Master's Degree	$93,752	+$61,175	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Forestry	Bachelor's Degree	$60,526	+$27,949	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$62,539	+$29,962	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$91,943	+$59,366	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$47,087	+$14,510	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,540	+$18,963	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$25,950 1-year earnings	-$6,627	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biological and Physical Sciences	Master's Degree	$38,426 1-year earnings	+$5,849	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$51,426	+$18,849	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	89
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Anthropology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$27,997	insufficient data	19
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Management Information Systems	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$66,360	insufficient data	14
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Journalism	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Interdisciplinary Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geology and Earth Science	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
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	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
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biotechnology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mental Health and Counseling Services	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
Forestry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Philosophy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Construction Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Public Policy Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Marketing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Agricultural Production Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), 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.