Montana contains five schools that offer retail programs. Boise State University, the highest-ranking retail school in MT, has a total student population of 18,933 and is the 448th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 5 retail schools in Montana, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Boise State University comes out as the most expensive ($11,811/yr), with Casper College as the lowest recorded at only $5,108/yr.
Retail students from Montana schools who go on to become retail workers, retail managers, retail specialists, retail sales managers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 4,209,500 people working as retail salespersons alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $24,630. Also, Sales and related employees make on average $36,020 per year and there are about 13,715,050 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Montana alone, there are 47,850 employed sales and related employees earning an average yearly salary of $28,460. Retail salespersons in this state earn $24,690/yr and there are 16,920 employed.
Also, within the retail schools in Montana, the average student population is 1,791 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from retail, 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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