{"h1":"Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Montana","faq":[{"a":"Carroll College leads Montana among colleges for earnings: its former students earn a median of $62k ten years after enrolling, against $46k for the typical college in this list.","q":"Which certification ranks first: colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in montana?"},{"a":"13 colleges have at least 500 students enrolled, so the list has 13 entries.","q":"How many colleges are ranked?"},{"a":"Earnings are the median earnings of students who received federal financial aid, ten years after they first enrolled, as published in the Department of Education College Scorecard. They describe past students, not a promise for future ones. Only colleges with at least 500 students and published earnings are ranked. A college's earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as what the college teaches.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.","q":"How often is it updated?"}],"lead":"Carroll College leads Montana among colleges for earnings: its former students earn a median of $62k ten years after enrolling, against $46k for the typical college in this list.","minN":500,"rows":[{"n":1092,"bar":1,"key":"college:180106","sub":"MT","href":"/higher-education/montana/carroll-college","name":"Carroll College","rank":1,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"69%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$23,960"},{"label":"Private nonprofit","value":"1,092 students"}],"value":61772,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"$62k"},{"n":1480,"bar":0.8795085151848734,"key":"college:180416","sub":"MT","href":"/higher-education/montana/montana-technological-university","name":"Montana Technological University","rank":2,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"58%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$16,481"},{"label":"Public","value":"1,480 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They describe past students, not a promise for future ones.","Only colleges with at least 500 students and published earnings are ranked. A college's earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as what the college teaches."],"builtAt":"2026-11-03T03:37:23.486Z","edition":"2026-11","measure":"collegepay","sources":["U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (median earnings, completion, net price), as held in our college tables"],"baseline":{"label":"the typical college in this list","valueLabel":"$46k"},"keyFacts":["#1 Carroll College, MT: $62k","#2 Montana Technological University, MT: $54k","#3 Montana State University, MT: $53k","13 colleges ranked across Montana","Data as of November 2026"],"placeNoun":"colleges","commentary":["The top ten is tightly packed: Carroll College leads on $62k, and #10 Helena College University of Montana is at $41k.","University of Providence reaches #6 on a sample of 528 students enrolled, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.","Montana State University is the largest market in the top ten, with 14,451 students enrolled behind its figure.","Colleges with fewer than 500 students enrolled are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful."],"license":"Free to use and share with a link to https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/colleges-with-the-highest-earnings-in-montana"}