Major Programs at MSU

Montana State University offers 193 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.
At the school, the Business/Commerce program has the most completers (287 students) and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the second most completers (284 students) last year.
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Degrees & Major Programs

Montana State University offers 193 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.
A total of 3,491 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at MSU. 2,535 completed bachelor's programs and 540 completed master's programs.
Total Number of Programs By Degree
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs12961 563223
Number of Completers971242,53554010788

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The next table lists the best programs with the highest average salary after graduation from Montana State University.
*The average salary data is from College Scoreboard.

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at Montana State University.
At the school, the Business/Commerce program has the most completers (287 students) and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the second most completers (284 students) last year.

Field of Study by Degree, Number of Completers, and Average Salary

The following tables show all major programs at MSU by degree with number of completers last year. You may want to search schools that have a program by following the link on the major title column in each table.
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Agricultural Business and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Farm/Farm and Ranch ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Animal SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 49 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Plant SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 4 2 NOT OFFERED
Agricultural and Horticultural Plant BreedingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Range Science and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34 NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
Land Use Planning and Management/DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 2 0 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Architectural and Building Sciences/TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 43 23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
American Indian/Native American StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED 6
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Artificial IntelligenceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 102 8 5 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Culinary Arts and Related Services (other)NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 4
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26 1 NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 5 5
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 0 NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 64 11 NOT OFFERED 1
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 51 NOT OFFERED 0
Social Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Technical Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 0 NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 69 3 5 NOT OFFERED
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 73 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32 9 1 NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 171 13 4 NOT OFFERED
Industrial EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 6 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Laser and Optical Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 145 14 NOT OFFERED 0
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 52 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 45 0 2 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 63 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 97 2 0 6
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 2 NOT OFFERED
Molecular BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED
Plant Pathology/PhytopathologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular Biology and HistologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 60 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Microbiology and BacteriologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 55 7 5 NOT OFFERED
EntomologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiotechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
NeuroscienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27 28 5 NOT OFFERED
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Mathematics and StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Multi-/Interdisciplinary StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 13 0 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AstronomyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29 0 4 1
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 37 6 4 4
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 9 3 6
Optics/Optical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 135 4 6 NOT OFFERED
Counseling PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Critical Infrastructure ProtectionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/PolicyNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED 0
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 36 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Carpentry/Carpenter9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology3 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Welding Technology/Welder19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and TechnologyNOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Interior DesignNOT OFFERED 20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 64 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 45 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Phlebotomy Technician/PhlebotomistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Community Health and Preventive MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/DietitianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Clinical Nutrition/NutritionistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 284 5 NOT OFFERED 6
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Clinical Nurse LeaderNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 287 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Planning and ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30 6 2 NOT OFFERED
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