$54,329
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Montana Technological University is a public 4-year college in Butte, Montana with 1,480 undergraduates and 205 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,481 a year (tuition and fees $8,340 in-state, $26,150 out-of-state). It admits 91% of applicants and 58% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $54,329 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,481
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$8,340
Out-of-state $26,150
Admission rate
91%
US median 78%
Completion rate
58%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$18,750
About $199 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$54,329
Rank 1,148 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $16,481
- Tuition in-state
- $8,340
- Tuition out-of-state
- $26,150
- Cost of attendance
- $22,786
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 39%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,914
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,733
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,187
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,843
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,595
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,539 in 2015-16 to $8,340 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1,126
- SAT reading, middle
- 600
- SAT math, middle
- 590
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 1,480
- Graduate students
- 205
- Part-time students
- 5.4%
- Women
- 37%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 58%
- Retention rate
- 77%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 65
- Endowment
- $70.2M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,148 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 25 in Montana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,481 | $13,337 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,340 | $4,961 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 91% | 82% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 58% | 45% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 77% | 64% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,750 | $18,500 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,356 | $35,820 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $54,329 | $41,951 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 58% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
65 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $26,036 | $74,338 | $81,504 | $88,910 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | Withheld | $80,327 | Withheld | $86,517 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $25,750 | $73,901 | $82,443 | $92,135 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 33 | $21,023 | $108,776 | $108,351 | $82,751 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $28,125 | $42,543 | $58,332 | $83,290 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $26,500 | $74,771 | $86,855 | $58,808 |
| Petroleum EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $27,000 | $69,212 | $106,076 | $104,823 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,647 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $81,171 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 8 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $14,086 | $46,181 | $61,446 | $68,407 |
| Mining and Mineral EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $101,390 |
| Geological/Geophysical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | $93,629 | $77,880 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $88,839 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $109,015 |
| Metallurgical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,722 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | $91,662 | $79,463 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Engineering, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,215 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Butte and Montana on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Montana
- Homes: Homes for sale in Montana
Questions and answers
How much does Montana Technological University cost?
$16,481 a year is the average net price at Montana Technological University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,340 for in-state students and $26,150 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $22,786. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,914 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Montana Technological University?
91% of applicants are admitted to Montana Technological University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,126 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in Montana is 82%.
How much do Montana Technological University graduates earn?
$54,329 a year is the median pay of former Montana Technological University students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,356 after 6 years). That ranks 1,148 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 25 in Montana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Public Health (Master's) at $108,776.
How much student debt do Montana Technological University graduates have?
$18,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Montana Technological University graduates, about $199 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 39% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Montana Technological University?
58% of first-time, full-time students at Montana Technological University finish within 6 years. 77% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Montana Technological University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (51 bachelor's graduates), Civil Engineering (37 bachelor's graduates), Mechanical Engineering (34 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 65 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.