Showing the Top 8 of 8 Total
Biology Schools
in MT
Carroll College
The University of Montana
Rocky Mountain College
Montana State University-Northern
Montana State University
Montana Tech of the University of Montana
Montana State University-Billings
University of Great Falls
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Biology Schools in Montana
Montana contains eight schools that offer biology programs. Carroll College, the highest-ranking biology school in MT, has a total student population of 1,462 and is the 314th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 8 biology schools in Montana, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Great Falls comes out as the most expensive ($21,657/yr), with Montana State University as the lowest recorded at only $8,654/yr.
Biology students from Montana schools who go on to become biologists, marine biologists, wildlife biologists, molecular biologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 29,630 people working as biological scientists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $69,430. Also, Zoologists and wildlife biologists make on average $60,670 per year and there are about 17,460 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Montana alone, there are 380 employed zoologists and wildlife biologists earning an average yearly salary of $56,990. Biological scientists in this state earn $56,120/yr and there are 440 employed.
Also, within the biology schools in Montana, the average student population is 1,791 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from biology, there are 1015 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,803 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,505, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
Biology Programs in Montana
Carroll College
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD - Microbiology, General
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Biology Teacher Education
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD - Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
Levels offered: Bachelors - Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD - Molecular Biology
Levels offered: Masters, PhD - Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
Levels offered: PhD
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Microbiology, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Biology Teacher Education
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
Montana Interesting Facts
- Montana has the largest migratory elk herd in the nation.
- The state boasts the largest breeding population of trumpeter swans in the lower United States.
- At the Rocky Mountain Front Eagle Migration Area west of Great Falls more golden eagles have been seen in a single day than anywhere else in the country.
- North of Missoula is the largest population of nesting common loons in the western United States.
- The average square mile of land contains 1.4 elk, 1.4 pronghorn antelope, and 3.3 deer.