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Engineering at Montana State University

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what Montana State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and has a total student population of 16,218. In 2021, 454 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from MSU Bozeman.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

MSU Bozeman Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Engineering

MSU Bozeman Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at MSU Bozeman compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at MSU Bozeman is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 87
Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 116
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In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in engineering from MSU Bozeman. This makes it the #197 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #177 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at MSU Bozeman

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Montana State University.

MSU Bozeman Engineering Bachelor’s Program

26% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 454 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in engineering from MSU Bozeman in 2021, 74% were men and 26% were women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at MSU Bozeman are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Montana State University with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 364
International Students 30
Other Races/Ethnicities 31

MSU Bozeman Engineering Master’s Program

18% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 38 students who earned a master's degree in Engineering from MSU Bozeman in 2020-2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

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Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from MSU Bozeman, 79% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Montana State University with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 30
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

MSU Bozeman also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Montana State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 165
Civil Engineering 97
Chemical Engineering 92
Electrical Engineering 52
Industrial Engineering 28
Biomedical Engineering 26
Computer Engineering 21
Environmental Engineering 13
General Engineering 7

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MT, the home state for Montana State University.

Occupation Jobs in MT Average Salary in MT
Civil Engineers 1,350 $77,480
Cost Estimators 1,070 $58,960
Software Applications Developers 990 $87,120
Systems Software Developers 690 $77,560
Electrical Engineers 550 $92,120

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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