Montana contains six schools that offer history programs. Carroll College, the highest-ranking history school in MT, has a total student population of 1,462 and is the 314th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 6 history 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.
History students from Montana schools who go on to become historians, art history teachers, professor of histories, art history professors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 21,810 people working as history teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $69,280. Also, Museum technicians and conservators make on average $41,330 per year and there are about 10,170 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Montana alone, there are 40 employed museum technicians and conservators earning an average yearly salary of $28,740. History teachers in this state earn $52,330/yr and there are 80 employed.
Also, within the history schools in Montana, the average student population is 1,791 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from history, 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.
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