by our College Data Analytics TeamEach year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Montana State University - Billings landed the #1058 spot.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Montana, Montana State University - Billings came in at #6.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 75.4% of the total graduate students at Montana State University - Billings are women and 24.6% are men.
About 11.3% of the graduate students who attend Montana State University - Billings are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Montana State University - Billings. Around 1.5% of graduate students are international. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,878 | $19,542 |
| Fees | $1,537 | $1,674 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Montana State University - Billings is $42,366. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 27% lower than the national average of $58,425.
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Contact details for Montana State University - Billings are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1500 University Drive, Billings, MT 59101-0298 |
| Phone: | 406-657-2011 |
| Website: | www.msubillings.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/MSUBillings/ |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/msubillings |
Around 90.4% of Montana State University - Billings graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 54.1% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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