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Montana State University Billings

Billings, MT · Public · Midsize city · MSU Billings · MSUB

Public institution in Billings, MT · 2,710 undergraduates · $44,296 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$15,044685th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$6,706255th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$21,347936th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$18,473293rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$18,209474th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,2961,395th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,5311,252nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
28.2%1,794th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
55.7%1,677th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
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Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
2,710757th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
26.5%1,384th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 387 mi (SLC)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$30
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 33 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$50,270—
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$39,369$39,369
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$38,289$38,289
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$36,134$38,289
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$34,526$32,284
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$32,925$29,250
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$32,119$31,851
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$32,029$31,890
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$30,771$25,774
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychologybachelors$29,685$29,685
Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,495,295 (M $678,788 · W $816,507)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Montana State University Billings’s 2,710 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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