Montana State University Teaching Programs

Montana State University is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The surrounding location of Bozeman is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Montana State University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at MSU Bozeman.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#11	Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Most Popular Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#139	Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Montana State University?

Contact details for MSU Bozeman are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717
Phone:	406-994-0211
Website:	www.montana.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/montanastate
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/montanastate

How Do I Get Into MSU Bozeman?

You can apply to MSU Bozeman online at: www.montana.edu/wwwcat/appopts.html

Admission Requirements for MSU Bozeman

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into MSU Bozeman?

MSU Bozeman has an acceptance rate of 81%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 55% of accepted students are men and 45% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 42% of students accepted to MSU Bozeman submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 540 and 660.

MSU Bozeman received ACT scores from 66% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 27. Math scores were between 20 and 27. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

Can I Afford Montana State University?

The overall average net price of MSU Bozeman is $36,717. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At MSU Bozeman, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $6,758 a year. That adds up to $27,032 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MSU Bozeman is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Montana State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,230 undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman, with 12,026 being full-time and 2,204 being part-time.

There are also 1,988 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,026 full-time undergraduates at MSU Bozeman, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Montana State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	120
Black or African American	54
Hispanic or Latino	571
White	10,243
International Students	168
Other Races/Ethnicities	870

Geographic Diversity

Montana students aren't the only ones who study at Montana State University. At this time, 48 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 78 countries are represented at MSU Bozeman. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and China.

Online Learning at Montana State University

In 2019-2020, 15,186 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MSU Bozeman has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of MSU Bozeman

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Montana State University was $7,371 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $27,101. The following table shows how MSU Bozeman is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Agricultural Teacher Education	#10	#22
Science Education	#13	#28
Curriculum & Instruction	#43	#179
Curriculum & Instruction	#43	#179

Online Growth Rankings of MSU Bozeman

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Montana State University was 65.1%. This is the #394 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at MSU Bozeman regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Montana State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	79	0	11	0	90
Science Education	11	0	43	0	54
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	0	36	0	0	36
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	33	0	33
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	28	0	0	28
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	6	14	1	21
Agricultural Teacher Education	17	0	2	0	19
Early Childhood Education	17	0	0	0	17
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	8	5	13
Social Science Teacher Education	10	0	0	0	10
Technical Teacher Education	9	0	0	0	9
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	0	9	0	9
Music Education	7	0	0	0	7
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	6	0	6
General Education	0	0	0	2	2
TOTAL	150	70	126	8	354

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Tim Evanson under License

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