Which Montana State University Billings bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Public Relations and Advertising graduates leave with a median of $17,653 in federal loans, the lowest among 6 Montana State University Billings bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Montana State University Billings cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $7,280 a year, and $22,897 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $16,524 a year.

How many Montana State University Billings programs report graduate pay?

7 bachelor's programs, 5 associate's programs, and 2 certificate programs at Montana State University Billings report first-year pay, and 10 of them also report federal debt.

Montana State University Billings Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Billings, MT
2,626 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

7 Montana State University Billings bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($71,449), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($29,832). The median program pays $39,666. Montana State University Billings also has 5 associate's programs and 2 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$7,280Per year. Out-of-state $22,897

Average net price after aid$16,524Per year

Graduation rate30%Within 6 years

All 7 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Montana" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Montana. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Montana
1	NursingAbout 28 graduates a year	$71,449	Not reported	$32,988	6th of 6
2	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 8 graduates a year	$55,918	Not reported	$34,680	1st of 1
3	BusinessAbout 113 graduates a year	$44,082	$57,075	$22,625	3rd of 3
4	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 10 graduates a year	$39,666	Not reported	$17,653	1st of 1
5	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 24 graduates a year	$39,422	$49,293	Not reported	1st of 4
6	Teacher EducationAbout 34 graduates a year	$35,132	$45,454	$24,652	5th of 5
7	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 39 graduates a year	$29,832	$58,448	$39,800	2nd of 2

Program names link to the program's own page, and Montana ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Montana programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

All 5 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Montana" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Montana. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Montana
1	NursingAbout 38 graduates a year	$72,551	$68,933	$26,750	1st of 6
2	Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 11 graduates a year	$68,144	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
3	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 24 graduates a year	$55,736	Not reported	$19,000	1st of 3
4	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 17 graduates a year	$47,702	$53,559	Not reported	1st of 2
5	Welding and MachiningAbout 21 graduates a year	$41,875	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2

Both certificate programs

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Montana" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Montana.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Montana
Practical NursingAbout 15 graduates a year	$48,257	Not reported	$14,222	1st of 1
Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 21 graduates a year	$34,171	Not reported	$21,250	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$71,449
Other Interdisciplinary Studies$55,918
Business$44,082
Public Relations and Advertising$39,666
Subject-Area Teacher Education$39,422

Lowest median debt

Public Relations and Advertising$17,653
Business$22,625
Teacher Education$24,652
Nursing$32,988
Other Interdisciplinary Studies$34,680

Largest programs

BusinessAbout 113 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 39 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 34 graduates a year
NursingAbout 28 graduates a year
Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 24 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $71,449 in their first year, the most of 7 Montana State University Billings bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Montana rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels