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Montana State University-Northern
U. Tennessee Southern

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Montana State University-Northern grads earn $10.6K more ten years out than U. Tennessee Southern's ($49,505 vs. $38,924)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Montana State University-Northern graduates 1 pts more of its students than U. Tennessee Southern (38% vs. 37%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Montana State University-Northern$49.5K
U. Tennessee Southern$38.9K
Graduation rate
Montana State University-Northern38%
U. Tennessee Southern37%
Retention rate
Montana State University-Northern64%
U. Tennessee Southern77%

Borrowing

Median debt
Montana State University-Northern$18.5K
U. Tennessee Southern$21.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Montana State University-Northern29%
U. Tennessee Southern27%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Montana State University-Northern$10.3K
U. Tennessee Southern$11K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Montana State University-Northern32%
U. Tennessee Southern28%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Montana State University-Northern37%
U. Tennessee Southern34%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Montana State University-Northern4%
U. Tennessee Southern36%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Montana State University-Northern31%
U. Tennessee Southern29%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Montana State University-Northern52%
U. Tennessee Southern51%
Pell graduation gap
Montana State University-Northern21 pts lower
U. Tennessee Southern22 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupMontana State University-NorthernU. Tennessee Southern
White49%40%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why