Registered Nursing at Montana State University - Billings

If you are interested in studying registered nursing, you may want to check out the program at Montana State University - Billings. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Montana State University - Billings is located in Billings, Montana and has a total student population of 4,000. In 2021, 18 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Montana State University - Billings.

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

Montana State University - Billings Registered Nursing Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing
• Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Montana State University - Billings

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Montana State University - Billings offers distance education options for registered nursing at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Montana State University - Billings Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at Montana State University - Billings compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at Montana State University - Billings is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered Nursing. 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 Online Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Schools	158
	324
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	409
	412
Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools	456
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	652
Most Focused Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools	665
	686
Most Popular Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools	701
Best Value Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools	807
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	861
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	896
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools	988
Best Registered Nursing Schools	1,076
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools	1,107
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools	1,166

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Montana State University - Billings

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

Montana State University - Billings Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of registered nursing associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in registered nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Montana State University - Billings may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in registered nursing at Montana State University - Billings are white. Around 90% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Montana State University - Billings with a associate's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Montana State University - Billings Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

The registered nursing program at Montana State University - Billings awarded 18 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at Montana State University - Billings 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 - Billings with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Montana State University - Billings also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered nursing 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 - Billings.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Registered Nurses	10,100	$67,450
Nursing Instructors and Professors	140	$71,830

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Unknown Photographers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.