About 14.9 percent of the 3,233 degrees and certificates handed out by Montana State University in 2017-18 were to students in engineering programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency’s National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Bozeman conferred 420 bachelor’s degrees and 53 master’s degrees in engineering programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor’s degree in general business/commerce. Data shows the school gave out 275 bachelor’s degrees in general business/commerce, followed by 215 bachelor’s degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse and 202 bachelor’s degrees in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences.
The university enrolled 16,814 students for 2017-18, including 14,851 in undergraduate programs and 1,963 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor’s degrees awarded | Associates degrees | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 138 | – | 11 | – | 149 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 77 | – | 13 | – | 90 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 81 | – | 2 | – | 83 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 37 | – | 5 | – | 42 | |
| Industrial Engineering | 34 | – | 6 | – | 40 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 36 | – | – | – | 36 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | 17 | – | – | – | 17 | |
| Engineering, General | – | – | 17 | – | 17 | |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | – | – | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Engineering, Other | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Engineering total | 420 | – | 61 | 1 | 482 | 14.9 |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 8 | – | 81 | – | 89 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 78 | – | – | 1 | 79 | |
| Education, General | – | – | 33 | 3 | 36 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | – | – | 34 | – | 34 | |
| School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist | – | – | – | 28 | 28 | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | – | – | 26 | – | 26 | |
| Social Science Teacher Education | 15 | – | – | – | 15 | |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 11 | – | – | – | 11 | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | – | – | 10 | – | 10 | |
| Music Teacher Education | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Technical Teacher Education | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Education total | 121 | – | 188 | 32 | 341 | 10.6 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 275 | – | – | – | 275 | |
| Accounting | – | – | 22 | – | 22 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | – | – | – | 15 | 15 | |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | – | – | – | 11 | 11 | |
| Finance and Financial Management Services, Other | 10 | – | – | – | 10 | |
| Financial Planning and Services | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 285 | – | 25 | 26 | 336 | 10.4 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 215 | – | 1 | – | 216 | |
| Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies | – | – | 16 | 14 | 30 | |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | – | – | 17 | – | 17 | |
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | – | – | – | 14 | 14 | |
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | – | – | – | 11 | 11 | |
| Nursing Science | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 215 | – | 37 | 41 | 293 | 9.1 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 80 | – | 1 | 4 | 85 | |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 53 | – | 11 | – | 64 | |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology | 52 | – | – | – | 52 | |
| Biotechnology | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | |
| Biochemistry | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Entomology | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Molecular Biology | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Neuroscience | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 191 | – | 20 | 4 | 215 | 6.6 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | 202 | – | 5 | – | 207 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | 202 | – | 5 | – | 207 | 6.4 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 52 | – | 7 | – | 59 | |
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 48 | – | 3 | – | 51 | |
| Music, General | 17 | – | – | – | 17 | |
| Interior Design | – | 12 | – | – | 12 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 117 | 12 | 10 | – | 139 | 4.3 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 54 | – | 8 | 2 | 64 | |
| Physics, General | 10 | – | 22 | 4 | 36 | |
| Chemistry, General | 22 | – | 10 | 3 | 35 | |
| Optics/Optical Sciences | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 86 | – | 43 | 9 | 138 | 4.3 |
| Sociology | 54 | – | – | – | 54 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 38 | – | – | – | 38 | |
| Economics, General | 22 | – | – | – | 22 | |
| Applied Economics | – | – | 10 | – | 10 | |
| Anthropology | 10 | – | – | – | 10 | |
| Social Sciences total | 124 | – | 10 | – | 134 | 4.1 |
| Animal Sciences, General | 51 | – | – | – | 51 | |
| Plant Sciences, General | 31 | – | 4 | – | 35 | |
| Agricultural Business and Management, General | 29 | – | – | – | 29 | |
| Range Science and Management | – | – | 11 | – | 11 | |
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total | 111 | – | 15 | – | 126 | 3.9 |
| General Studies | – | 64 | – | 1 | 65 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 41 | – | 2 | – | 43 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 41 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 108 | 3.3 |
| Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician | 52 | – | – | – | 52 | |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | 40 | – | – | – | 40 | |
| Laser and Optical Technology/Technician | – | 7 | – | – | 7 | |
| CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician | – | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | 92 | 13 | – | – | 105 | 3.2 |
| Psychology, General | 75 | – | 3 | – | 78 | |
| Counseling Psychology | – | – | 9 | – | 9 | |
| Psychology total | 75 | – | 12 | – | 87 | 2.7 |
| Environmental Science | 24 | – | 9 | – | 33 | |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 20 | – | 6 | – | 26 | |
| Land Use Planning and Management/Development | – | – | 18 | – | 18 | |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 5 | – | 1 | – | 6 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 49 | – | 34 | – | 83 | 2.6 |
| Computer Science | 60 | – | 16 | – | 76 | |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 60 | – | 16 | 2 | 78 | 2.4 |
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | 34 | – | 30 | – | 64 | |
| Environmental Design/Architecture | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Architecture and Related Services total | 36 | – | 30 | – | 66 | 2 |
| Mathematics, General | 20 | – | 34 | – | 54 | |
| Statistics, General | 6 | – | – | 2 | 8 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 26 | – | 34 | 2 | 62 | 1.9 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 55 | – | 5 | – | 60 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 55 | – | 5 | – | 60 | 1.9 |
| History, General | 36 | – | 4 | – | 40 | |
| History total | 36 | – | 4 | – | 40 | 1.2 |
| Welding Technology/Welder | – | – | – | 21 | 21 | |
| Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist | – | – | – | 14 | 14 | |
| Machine Tool Technology/Machinist | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Precision Production total | – | – | – | 35 | 35 | 1.1 |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 24 | – | – | – | 24 | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 24 | – | – | – | 24 | 0.7 |
| Sustainability Studies | 14 | – | – | – | 14 | |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 15 | – | – | – | 15 | 0.5 |
| Philosophy | 12 | – | – | – | 12 | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 15 | – | – | – | 15 | 0.5 |
| Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General | – | 15 | – | – | 15 | |
| Transportation and Materials Moving total | – | 15 | – | – | 15 | 0.5 |
| Public Administration | – | – | 13 | – | 13 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | – | – | 13 | – | 13 | 0.4 |
| American Indian/Native American Studies | – | – | 1 | 9 | 10 | |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | – | – | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.3 |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | – | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | – | – | 6 | – | 6 | 0.2 |
| Building Construction Technology | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Construction Trades total | – | – | – | – | – | – |
