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2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Montana

10 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You

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 Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Montana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Montana to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Montana State University - Billings the most popular school in Montana for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in nursing at Montana State University - Billings, 15% are male and 85% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Montana State University - Billings accumulate an average of around $24,717 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Montana list. UM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

About 76% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 24% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Helena College University of Montana is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Helena College is a small public school located in the town of Helena.

Women make up 78% of the nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Helena College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $31,739.

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Out of the 10 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Great Falls College Montana State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Great Falls, Great Falls College Montana State University is a public college with a small student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#5

Miles Community College

Miles City, MT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Miles Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Miles Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Miles City.

About 83% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 17% are male.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Miles Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $31,452.

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Salish Kootenai College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Montana ranking. SKC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pablo.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

On average, nursing graduates from SKC take out $21,860 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #6, Flathead Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Flathead Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Kalispell.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at Flathead Valley Community College take out an average of $26,892 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Montana State University - Northern did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Montana State University - Northern is a small public school located in the town of Havre.

About 95% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

On average, nursing graduates from Montana State University - Northern take out $29,234 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #9, Blackfeet Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. BCC is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Browning.

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#10

Aaniiih Nakoda College

Harlem, MT

Aaniiih Nakoda College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Montana list. Aaniiih Nakoda College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Harlem.

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

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 10 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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