by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Engineering Major in Montana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across Montana, there were 31 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,958 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Montana” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Montana” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Montana”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Montana list. Montana Technological University is a small school located in Butte, Montana that handed out 19 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blackfeet Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Montana list. This small school is located in Browning, Montana, and it awarded 3 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Blackfeet Community College
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Miles Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Miles City, Montana, and it awarded 2 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Miles Community College
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Little Big Horn College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Montana. Located in Crow Agency, Montana, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salish Kootenai College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Montana. This small school is located in Pablo, Montana, and it awarded 0 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Salish Kootenai College
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