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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Psychology, General (9% of graduates). 17 students for every faculty member, more than at 78% of colleges. 69% of faculty are full-time. Spends $10,436 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

1,241 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 28% of graduates; 62 programs in 20 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Psychology, General 42.01018.6% 107
    Graduates in this field earn $46,192 4 years out
  2. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02015.4% 67
    Graduates in this field earn $57,892 4 years out
  3. Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 26.09084.8% 59
  4. Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 03.06014.6% 57
    Graduates in this field earn $43,286 4 years out
  5. Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance 11.10034.2% 52

Fastest-growing field: Biology, 3.9% → 9.7% of graduates since 2014–15 (120 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer and Information Sciences, General$91,943 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$91,943
    National median: $92,374About typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 0 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Management Information Systems and Services$73,149 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $54,816

    4 years after completion$73,149
    National median: $83,290Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $72,703 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,500 · 72 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Accounting and Related Services$61,408 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $47,164

    4 years after completion$61,408
    National median: $76,194Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $43,816 · Non-Pell: $63,628(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,181 · 41 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Forestry$60,526 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $31,138

    4 years after completion$60,526
    National median: $58,784About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $45,702 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 34 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Business Administration, Management and Operations$57,892 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $37,784

    4 years after completion$57,892
    National median: $68,257Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $53,490 · Non-Pell: $57,477(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $20,359 · 105 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college17 to 1
17 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 78% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Programs & curriculum

  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • English as a Second Language
  • Domestic exchange program
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty69%
National median: 67%About typical
Average faculty salary

$84,022

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$10,436
$10,436
← Lessmore than 47% of 557More →
Endowment per student$34,034
$34,034
← Lessmore than 83% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;The University of Montana Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)