by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Montana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 59,565 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,538 and had an average of $23,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across Montana, there were 136 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,934 and $26,000 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Montana” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. To top this list, a school must have a successful computer science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for montana compsci students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #1 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 89 ’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Montana list. The University of Montana is a fairly large public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 30 ’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Carroll College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Helena, Montana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified ’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Providence landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Providence is located in Great Falls, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Computer Science at University of Providence
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rocky Mountain College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Montana. Billings, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s compsci degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Montana Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Montana ranking, coming in at #6. Butte, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s compsci degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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