Montana State University Billings

Billings, MTMain CampusMidsize city (population 100,000–250,000)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $6,706

In-State Cost of Attendance: $18,473

Out-of-State Tuition: $21,347

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $33,114

Student Debt

Median total debt: $10,086

Students with federal loans: 29.5%

Students with Pell grants: 26.5%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $43,777

After 5 years: $52,028

Majors(33 programs)

  1. Business/Commerce, General.(142 graduates)
  2. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(51 graduates)
  3. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(35 graduates)
  4. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(24 graduates)
  5. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(24 graduates)
  6. Health and Medical Administrative Services.(21 graduates)
  7. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(19 graduates)
  8. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(16 graduates)
  9. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(15 graduates)
  10. Psychology, General.(15 graduates)
  11. Biology, General.(13 graduates)
  12. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(13 graduates)
  13. Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.(11 graduates)
  14. History.(9 graduates)
  15. Special Education and Teaching.(8 graduates)
  16. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(7 graduates)
  17. Sociology.(6 graduates)
  18. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.(5 graduates)
  19. English Language and Literature, General.(4 graduates)
  20. Communication and Media Studies.(3 graduates)
  21. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(3 graduates)
  22. Mathematics.(3 graduates)
  23. Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(3 graduates)
  24. Chemistry.(3 graduates)
  25. Fine and Studio Arts.(3 graduates)
  26. Music.(3 graduates)
  27. Political Science and Government.(2 graduates)
  28. Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.(1 graduates)
  29. Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.(1 graduates)
  30. Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other.
  31. Biological and Physical Sciences.
  32. Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management.
  33. Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,710 students

Retention Rate: 55.7%

Graduation Rate: 28.2%

Student Demographics

White (75.5%)
Hispanic (7.8%)
Black (0.7%)
Asian (1.1%)
Two or More (5.9%)
International (2.4%)

Gender Distribution

Men (36.4%)
Women (63.6%)

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