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

Biological and Physical Sciences graduates leave with a median of $16,784 in federal loans, the lowest among 20 University of Montana bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Montana cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $8,552 a year, and $33,671 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $16,784 a year.

How many University of Montana programs report graduate pay?

22 bachelor's programs and 3 associate's programs at University of Montana report first-year pay, and 23 of them also report federal debt.

University of Montana Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

The University of Montana
Public university
Missoula, MT
7,488 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

22 University of Montana bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Management Information Systems pays the most in the first year ($54,816), and English the least ($21,447). The median program pays $31,905. University of Montana also has 3 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$8,552Per year. Out-of-state $33,671

Average net price after aid$16,784Per year

Graduation rate48%Within 6 years

Admission rate96%Of applicants

All 22 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	Management Information SystemsAbout 5 graduates a year	$54,816	$103,587	$23,250	1st of 2
2	AccountingAbout 18 graduates a year	$47,164	$65,257	$23,500	1st of 1
3	BiologyAbout 44 graduates a year	$43,914	$51,573	$26,718	1st of 4
4	SociologyAbout 55 graduates a year	$39,160	$45,532	$24,650	1st of 2
5	Political ScienceAbout 37 graduates a year	$38,094	$57,400	$21,173	1st of 2
6	Business AdministrationAbout 59 graduates a year	$37,784	$63,873	$23,923	4th of 5
7	Teacher EducationAbout 60 graduates a year	$36,142	$43,594	$24,880	4th of 5
8	JournalismAbout 26 graduates a year	$35,924	$35,865	$26,375	1st of 1
9	CommunicationsAbout 37 graduates a year	$34,377	$47,859	$20,328	1st of 1
10	Social WorkAbout 39 graduates a year	$33,726	$40,480	$25,000	1st of 1
11	Physiology and PathologyAbout 47 graduates a year	$32,671	Not reported	$20,500	1st of 1
12	ForestryAbout 19 graduates a year	$31,138	$48,255	Not reported	1st of 1
13	AnthropologyAbout 29 graduates a year	$30,011	$39,120	$27,235	1st of 1
14	HistoryAbout 23 graduates a year	$28,508	$42,045	$26,500	2nd of 2
15	Wildlife ScienceAbout 62 graduates a year	$28,339	$40,484	$25,000	1st of 1
16	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 1 graduates a year	$28,298	$46,905	Not reported	4th of 4
17	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 65 graduates a year	$27,552	$41,182	$21,250	2nd of 2
18	Biological and Physical SciencesGraduates a year not reported	$25,950	Not reported	$16,784	1st of 1
19	PsychologyAbout 99 graduates a year	$25,023	$41,785	$27,000	3rd of 3
20	Film and PhotographyAbout 27 graduates a year	$24,679	$36,392	$26,400	2nd of 2
21	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 29 graduates a year	$22,149	$24,639	$26,187	2nd of 2
22	EnglishAbout 27 graduates a year	$21,447	$41,456	$23,000	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.

2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

All 3 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 31 graduates a year	$67,743	$76,311	$34,743	3rd of 6
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 41 graduates a year	$52,370	$52,867	$23,000	3rd of 3
3	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 106 graduates a year	$30,794	Not reported	$18,500	3rd of 5

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Management Information Systems$54,816
Accounting$47,164
Biology$43,914
Sociology$39,160
Political Science$38,094

Lowest median debt

Biological and Physical Sciences$16,784
Communications$20,328
Physiology and Pathology$20,500
Political Science$21,173
Environmental Science and Conservation$21,250

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 99 graduates a year
Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 65 graduates a year
Wildlife ScienceAbout 62 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 60 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 59 graduates a year

Common questions

Management Information Systems graduates earn a median of $54,816 in their first year, the most of 22 University of Montana 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