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Statement · Bozeman, MT

Montana State University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $17,797 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $25,905.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $53,263 ten years after entering, the 58th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 57% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
18,820

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $25,905 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $17,797 and $25,905 a year depending on income at Montana State University.

Statement of cost · Montana State University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$25,905
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$17,797
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$22,499
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$8,460

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $17,797; $30–48k: $18,570; $48–75k: $21,977; $75–110k: $24,732; over $110k: $25,905. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$17,797
$30k–$48k$18,570
$48k–$75k$21,977
$75k–$110k$24,732
Over $110k$25,905

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $53,263; the median graduate who borrowed owes $22,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$44,757
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$48,622
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
58th percentile among public 4-years
$53,263
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
76th percentile among public 4-years
$22,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$13,748

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $44,757; 8 yrs after entry: $48,622; 10 yrs after entry: $53,263. Median graduate debt: $22,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $22,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$44,757
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$48,622
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$53,263
Median graduate debt$22,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Montana State University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree291$68,260$23,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree284$72,739$28,000
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree171$92,132$25,011
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree145$46,144$25,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree140$46,443$22,977
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree102$126,082$22,500
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree100$44,208$24,750
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree76$44,136$26,000
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree73$76,388$21,031
Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree70$82,446$25,130
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree65$41,239$24,495
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree63not reported$11,500
Show all 27 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's Degree60$69,621$23,625
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree57$74,855not reported
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree56$43,101$20,472
Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyBachelor's Degree56$63,350$22,065
Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree49$42,414$24,034
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree48$44,105$27,036
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree47$45,808$26,000
Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's Degree43not reported$25,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degreenot reportednot reportednot reported
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree14not reported$30,500
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree32$92,667$20,995
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree27$91,099not reported
Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianBachelor's Degree38$89,788$27,044
Industrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree25not reported$26,000
Architectural Sciences and TechnologyMaster's Degree23not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Montana State University: 14,451 undergraduates; 16% of students receive Pell grants; 82% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

82%

48th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

14,451

81st percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

16%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

8th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

57%

finish within 150% of normal time

74th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

23%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$56,045

80th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k19%
  • $30k–$48k15%
  • $48k–$75k18%
  • $75k–$110k20%
  • Over $110k29%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k19%
$30k–$48k15%
$48k–$75k18%
$75k–$110k20%
Over $110k29%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.