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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Montana

3 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

Nursing is the most popular major in Montana with 745 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Montana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Montana to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Providence the most popular online school in Montana for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 113 students majoring in nursing at University of Providence, 13% are male and 87% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from University of Providence take out $23,987 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Nursing at University of Providence Report

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University - Billings landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public school with a small student population.

On average, nursing graduates from Montana State University - Billings take out $37,572 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Montana State University - Northern is a great place for nursing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Montana State University - Northern is a small public school located in the town of Havre.

Of the 17 students majoring in nursing at Montana State University - Northern, 6% are male and 94% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Montana State University - Northern carry an average student debtload of $35,898.

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,496
Utah 17,535
Idaho 1,593
Wyoming 397

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Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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