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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Montana

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$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's 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 Master's Degree Schools in Montana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Montana to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Montana State University the most popular school in Montana for nursing students working on their master’s degree. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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#2

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

Out of the 2 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Providence landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

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 2 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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