Montana State University Placements: Job Opportunities & Placement rate, Packages

Recognized as one of the top universities in states with alumni most likely to get placed, Montana State University has made a mark of its own. 74% of its graduates witnessed full-time employment and 4% were in part-time jobs. In 2018, Zippia (a career guide website) published a list of schools in different states that held the best record of aiding their respective graduates to obtain a job post-graduation. MSU was featured in that list as well. In 2021, U.S News & World Report and College Factual ranked MSU among the top colleges.

The full-time employed graduates who possessed a bachelor’s degree had a mean salary of $48,559 and students with master’s and doctorate degree had mean salaries of $56,864 and $82,850 each.

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MSU Placement Highlights 2021

MSU Class Profile 2021

The total student enrolment at Montana State University was 16,841 as of fall 2021. This batch’s population is made up of students from 49 US states and the District of Columbia, 56 counties in Montana, and 63 international locations. Fall 2021 freshmen were 3,868 in number. The average age of traditional freshmen was 18.3 years and 25.8 years was the average age of non-traditional freshmen.

• The total number of undergraduate students was 14,668.
• The total number of graduate students was 2,173.
• The total percentage of females was 47% and that of the males was 51.6%.
• The total undergraduate and graduate males were 7,786 and 909 each.
• The total undergraduate and graduate females were 6,790 and 1,246 each.
• The student-faculty ratio was 17:1.
• The average age of undergraduates was 21 years and for the graduates, it was 31 years.
• Student races: Hispanic/Latino (5%), American Indian/Alaska Native (1.5%), Asian (1%), Black/African American (0.5%), Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (0.1%), White (83.5%), Two or more races (5%), International (2%), Unknown (1%).

Fall 2021 Freshmen Class Scores

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Enrollment 2021 by Academic College

Following are the top 6 university colleges with the highest student enrolment.

• Letters & Science: 3,709
• Engineering: 3,587
• Agriculture: 1,820
• Business: 1,813
• Education, Health & Human Development: 1,740
• Arts & Architecture: 1,173

MSU Employment Profile 2021

Response rate (51.7%) collected was of 1,663 respondents of 3,216 graduates. Almost 74% of students had a full-time job and 4% had part-time employment. 6% of MSU graduates were still looking for a job. The graph displayed below shows the graduate career outcome of the 2021 batch.

Top 6 sources through which graduates found employment

• Internet: 30.4%
• Knew employer or referred by someone: 25.1%
• Worked for the employer before graduation: 9.6%
• Previous experience with an employer but not through career services
• Career Services: 8.8%
• Other: 6.5%

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MSU Top Employers 2021

The table below features some of the best employers hiring graduates from Montana State University.

MSU Placement Stats 2021

MSU graduates have been hired by reputed agencies from across different domains and industries, both nationally and internationally. 36.4% of MSU graduates were hired by industries other than the ones mentioned in the table below. Apart from those, the highest placement was witnessed in the Healthcare industry at 17.3% among the industries listed in the table. K-12 Education comes shortly after it with a 12.3% placement rate. Similarly, the industry with the least percentage of placement was both Military and Non-Profit-Other organisations.

The table below features different types of industries where MSU graduates found a placement in 20221.

Next is a small description of the time-time within which the mentioned percentage of graduates obtained a job.

• Students who obtained a job before completing their graduation: 30.8%
• Students who got a job within 0-3 months after graduation: 24.7%
• Job within 4-6 months after graduation: 17.3%
• Job after more than 6 months of graduation: 27.1%

Important factors in selecting a position: Organisation Location (24.7%), opportunity for growth within the organisation (22.5%), organisation type (14.3%), opportunity to work for the specific company (11.6%), salary offered (9%) and organisation size (1.6%).

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MSU Average Salary 2021

The mean salary of full-time employed graduates holding a bachelor’s degree was $48,559. For the master’s and doctorate degree holders, the mean salaries were $56,864 and $82,850 each. The college which yielded the highest bachelor’s salary was that of Engineering with $61,930. This was followed by the second-highest pay of $59,467 which Nursing college yielded. The least amount of salary at the bachelor’s level was witnessed by Education, Health & Human Development with $36,302.

At the master’s level again Engineering yielded the highest salary and at the doctorate level, it was yielded by the Nursing college with $107,500.

The table below displays the salary at all three levels of different MSU colleges.

MSU Career Placement Support

Montana State University’s Career Placement Support serves as a strong bridge between students and their destinations. Be it existing students or alumni, both have been able to tremendously benefit from the career/placement cell. Students need to have clarity in mind with regards to their future plans, interests, likes & dislikes, domain choice and the availability of jobs in the market. MSU’s career placement cell acts as a mentor/guide paving a smooth path for future professionals. The university also has drop-in resume critiques where students can get their resumes reviewed in 15 minutes by a career education coach without any booking.

Listed below are a few services offered by the career centre for the benefit of its students.

HireABobcat.com: This is a job platform which is powered by Handshake. Students can search for full as well as part-time employment, internships, work-study jobs, and post-graduation positions. This portal also allows them to register for career fests and related events and also book appointments with employers for interviews.

Mock Interviews: Students are encouraged to take part in mock interviews with MSU’s career education coaches. This way they can get a feel of the real spot interviews. The coaches also provide feedback with suggestions and advice to improve any gaps in preparation.

ChampChange: Students are motivated to become active members of their community by taking part in various different activities and events hosted for the convenience of MSUites. The career fair is organized for helping them build connections with potential employers and get their job related-queries solved.

SmartyCats Tutor: Students can select professional tutors on this portal for helping them with their class lessons. A list of the latest tutoring appointments and drop-in sessions are available on the same. They can book individual appointments and sessions according to their preferred timings. Tutoring is available for 250 courses in 60 areas and is mostly conducted at the university library. This is just like home tutoring where you can get help with your doubts, weak points and problems if any.

Work-Study: This is a state or federal-funded course which is available for students who are low on a financial budget. The earnings can help meet expenses related to education. Students will be considered fit to apply for a work-study job if work-study is given to them as part of a financial aid package.

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