by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on The University of Montana, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
At The University of Montana, students can earn anything from certificates through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | ✓ |
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 3,680 undergraduate · 2,112 graduate (5,792 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at The University of Montana.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 2,896 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 286 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 165 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 149 |
| Psychology, General. | 127 |
The following majors at The University of Montana have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | $114,396 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | $67,886 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | $55,652 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $55,287 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | $52,377 |
The majors at The University of Montana are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 2,896 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Physical Therapy/Therapist. · Occupational Therapy/Therapist. |
286 | $67,886 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Communication Sciences and Disorders, General. · Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other. |
97 | $51,604 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. · Medical Reception/Receptionist. · Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator. · Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller. |
60 | NA |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer. · Athletic Training/Trainer. · Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic). · Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist. · Surgical Technology/Technologist. |
56 | $47,119 |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Community Health and Preventive Medicine. · Environmental Health. · Health Services Administration. |
50 | NA |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. ↳ Pharmacy. |
49 | $114,396 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. ↳ Speech-Language Pathology Assistant. · Medical/Clinical Assistant. |
46 | NA |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. |
36 | $55,287 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling. |
10 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Organizational Leadership. · E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce. · Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. |
165 | $52,005 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
50 | NA |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. · Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping. |
46 | $41,236 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
39 | NA |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | 18 | NA |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems, General. |
13 | NA |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. |
12 | NA |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
7 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
4 | NA |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. ↳ Receptionist. · Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General. |
3 | NA |
| Construction Management. ↳ Construction Management, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. · Forensic Anthropology. |
64 | $25,210 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
54 | $27,751 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
30 | $26,061 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. · Geography. |
28 | NA |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. |
17 | NA |
| Criminology. | 8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. · Environmental Studies. · Natural Resources/Conservation, General. |
75 | $21,054 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. ↳ Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management. |
64 | $21,601 |
| Forestry. ↳ Forest Management/Forest Resources Management. |
20 | $34,452 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism. |
19 | NA |
| Natural Resources and Conservation, Other. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. · Computer Support Specialist. |
90 | NA |
| Computer Science. | 23 | NA |
| Information Science/Studies. | 16 | NA |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design. · Computer Graphics. |
12 | NA |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Information Technology. |
8 | NA |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. ↳ Cloud Computing. |
3 | NA |
| Computer Programming. ↳ Computer Programming, Other. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. |
50 | NA |
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
31 | $17,924 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Ecology. |
17 | NA |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
15 | NA |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. ↳ Pharmacology and Toxicology, Other. · Toxicology. |
11 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
7 | NA |
| Biotechnology. | 7 | NA |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. |
5 | NA |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 4 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ General Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
149 | $19,930 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Superintendency and Educational System Administration. |
45 | $55,652 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. |
42 | $31,130 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
25 | $34,663 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 24 | $43,398 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Mathematics Teacher Education. · Reading Teacher Education. |
3 | NA |
| Education, General. | 2 | NA |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
2 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Cinematography and Film/Video Production. · Documentary Production. |
40 | $22,343 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. |
28 | $18,130 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
24 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, Other. |
23 | NA |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, Other. · Dance, General. |
13 | NA |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 8 | $52,377 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Design and Visual Communications, General. · Graphic Design. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 127 | $26,665 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ School Psychology. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 81 | $51,687 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. ↳ Non-Professional Legal Studies. · Pre-Law Studies. |
23 | NA |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Tribal/Indigenous Law. · Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 51 | $34,138 |
| Public Administration. | 38 | $44,412 |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Journalism. ↳ Journalism. · Science/Health/Environmental Journalism. |
43 | $26,787 |
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
40 | $33,096 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Health Communication. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
27 | NA |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 26 | $19,691 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. · History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. · Public/Applied History. · History, Other. |
50 | $26,706 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
19 | NA |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
11 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. · Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. · Language Interpretation and Translation. |
13 | NA |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Japanese Language and Literature. |
8 | NA |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
4 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. |
2 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
12 | NA |
| Sustainability Studies. | 4 | NA |
| Mathematics and Computer Science. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ American Indian/Native American Studies. · Women's Studies. |
14 | NA |
| Area Studies. ↳ Asian Studies/Civilization. · East Asian Studies. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. ↳ Philosophy. · Philosophy, Other. |
16 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
14 | $37,002 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. ↳ Building Construction Technology/Technician. |
8 | NA |
| Carpenters. ↳ Carpentry/Carpenter. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology/Technician, General. ↳ Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Precision Metal Working. ↳ Welding Technology/Welder. |
11 | $35,122 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. ↳ Culinary Arts/Chef Training. · Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ground Transportation. ↳ Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Production Operations. ↳ Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician. |
2 | NA |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Audio Engineering Technology/Technician. |
1 | NA |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | 1 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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