Academic Life at Montana State University Billings

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Montana State University Billings: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

The student-to-faculty ratio at Montana State University Billings is about average at 14 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. Montana State University Billings employs 65% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Majors and Fields of Study

Montana State University Billings offers 43 majors with reported completions across 22 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Montana State University Billings are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Montana State University Billings.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Montana State University Billings:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Montana State University Billings offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 2,234 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Montana State University Billings retains and graduates its students — 56% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics on Montana State University Billings

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Montana State University Billings in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Montana State University Billings — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Montana State University Billings — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation and Retention at Montana State University Billings — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Distance Learning at Montana State University Billings — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation Detail at Montana State University Billings — the schools accreditation and what it means