by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Physical Sciences is the 19th most popular major in the country with 50,306 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,880 and had an average of $22,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across Montana, there were 200 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,156 and $24,821 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their physical sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Blackfeet Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana. Blackfeet Community College is a small school located in Browning, Montana that handed out 4 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana Technological University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana. Located in Butte, Montana, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified ’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical sciences degrees to 122 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana list. Carroll College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Helena, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Salish Kootenai College landed the #5 spot on the list. Salish Kootenai College is a small school located in Pablo, Montana that handed out 3 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Rocky Mountain College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana ranking. Rocky Mountain College is located in Billings, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #7, The University of Montana did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana list. Located in Missoula, Montana, this fairly large public school handed out 41 degrees to qualified ’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
University of Providence ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana list. University of Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Great Falls, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Montana State University - Billings did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Billings, Montana, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified ’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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